NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Dodge Stratus Recalls
The 2005 Dodge Stratus has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Dodge Stratus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 62
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Dodge Stratus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 Dodge Stratus
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V338000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 443,442
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Stratus, 3 other models
Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm
- Campaign
- 04V579000
- Reported
- December 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,354
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 04V532000
- Reported
- November 2, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006 Stratus, 19 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 09E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Stratus, 3 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 10E059000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Stratus, 3 other models
2005 Dodge Stratus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 62 owner complaints about the 2005 Dodge Stratus, the newest on February 27, 2022. Of these, 14 describe a crash (23%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Dodge Stratus, the component group named most often is the suspension (29%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (23%) and the steering (21%).
2 of the 2005 Dodge Stratus's 6 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2005 Dodge Stratus owners gave the mileage (53 complaints), the median was 73,083 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension18
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Steering13
- Air Bags9
- Electrical System5
- Engine5
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Dodge Stratus peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 11. 29% 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 Stratus drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Dodge Stratus year in the same window: 7th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the three best-measured Dodge Stratus years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 62 complaints about the 2005 Dodge Stratus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Stratus by model year
Other 2005 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: February 27, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted