NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Dodge Caravan Recalls
The 2006 Dodge Caravan has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 11, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Dodge Caravan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 173
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Dodge Caravan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 Dodge Caravan
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 10V008000
- Reported
- January 11, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,950
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Caravan, 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 06V067000
- Reported
- March 8, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 268,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Caravan, 2 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2004–2005, 2007 Caravan, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005, 2007 Caravan
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E048000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005, 2007 Caravan
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E034000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005, 2007 Caravan, 2 other models
2006 Dodge Caravan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 173 owner complaints about the 2006 Dodge Caravan, the newest on March 13, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Dodge Caravan, the component group named most often is the electrical system (17%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the steering (16%).
1 of the 2006 Dodge Caravan's 6 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2006 Dodge Caravan owners gave the mileage (147 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System30
- Air Bags27
- Steering27
- Exterior Lighting16
- Latches/Locks/Linkages16
- Engine14
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 24 | |
| 2010 | 30 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Dodge Caravan peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 30. 33% 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 Dodge Caravan drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Dodge Caravan year in the same window: 8th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 173 complaints about the 2006 Dodge Caravan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Caravan by model year
Other 2006 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: March 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted