NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chrysler 300 Recalls
The 2006 Chrysler 300 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chrysler 300. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 1,002
- Crashes reported
- 45
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
17 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chrysler 300, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2006 Chrysler 300
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 2005, 2007–2012 300, 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 2005, 2007–2010 300, 12 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06V149000
- Reported
- May 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,367
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 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 2005 300, 6 other models
2006 Chrysler 300 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,002 owner complaints about the 2006 Chrysler 300, the newest on March 27, 2026. Of these, 45 describe a crash (4%) and 17 a fire; owners reported 36 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Chrysler 300, the component group named most often is the air bags (26%), followed by the power train (26%) and the engine (17%).
2 of the 2006 Chrysler 300's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Chrysler 300 owners gave the mileage (705 complaints), the median was 79,414 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags258
- Power Train257
- Engine166
- Fuel/Propulsion System112
- Electrical System95
- Fuel System, Gasoline61
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34 | |
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 22 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 27 | |
| 2011 | 61 | |
| 2012 | 56 | |
| 2013 | 78 | |
| 2014 | 146 | |
| 2015 | 232 | |
| 2016 | 133 | |
| 2017 | 70 | |
| 2018 | 40 | |
| 2019 | 43 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chrysler 300 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 232. 9% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Chrysler 300 drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Chrysler 300 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the Chrysler 300 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,002 complaints about the 2006 Chrysler 300 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2006 Chrysler 300 crash tests and safety technology
On the 2006 Chrysler 300, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 4 stars and the rear seat 5.
For the 2006 Chrysler 300, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. None of the 17 300 years NHTSA rated (2005–2023) lists forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2006 Chrysler 300 rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 10.9% (4 stars). That is tied for the lowest of the 17 300 years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (10.9%–11.3%). Of 99 other 2006 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 39 (39%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 11.1%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 1705, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2006 Chrysler 300: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Chrysler 300 by model year
Other 2006 Chrysler models
Newest record on this page: March 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted