NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Dodge Durango Recalls
The 2005 Dodge Durango has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Dodge Durango. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 1,567
- Crashes reported
- 38
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
21 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Dodge Durango, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2005 Dodge Durango
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V352000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,648,270
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009 Durango, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V313000
- Reported
- May 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,077,169
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2008 Durango, 12 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V770000
- Reported
- December 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 250,896
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Durango, 6 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 09V003000
- Reported
- January 8, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Dodge Durango
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 07V092000
- Reported
- March 9, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 328,424
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Durango
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 06V067000
- Reported
- March 8, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 268,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Durango, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 05V460000
- Reported
- October 6, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 256,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Durango, 6 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 05V034000
- Reported
- February 3, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Dodge Durango
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Durango, 57 other models
2005 Dodge Durango complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,567 owner complaints about the 2005 Dodge Durango, the newest on February 3, 2025. Of these, 38 describe a crash (2%) and 21 a fire; owners reported 35 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Dodge Durango, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (34%), followed by the power train (14%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).
2 of the 2005 Dodge Durango's 9 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2005 Dodge Durango owners gave the mileage (1,311 complaints), the median was 74,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline539
- Power Train217
- Engine And Engine Cooling216
- Fuel/Propulsion System203
- Electrical System198
- Engine113
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76 | |
| 2006 | 66 | |
| 2007 | 77 | |
| 2008 | 60 | |
| 2009 | 137 | |
| 2010 | 191 | |
| 2011 | 197 | |
| 2012 | 171 | |
| 2013 | 84 | |
| 2014 | 104 | |
| 2015 | 130 | |
| 2016 | 86 | |
| 2017 | 74 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 40 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Dodge Durango peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 197. 18% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Dodge Durango drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Dodge Durango year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the Dodge Durango years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,567 complaints about the 2005 Dodge Durango are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Durango by model year
Other 2005 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: February 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted