NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Dodge Magnum Recalls
The 2006 Dodge Magnum has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Dodge Magnum. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 321
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Dodge Magnum, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2006 Dodge Magnum
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, 2007–2008 Magnum, 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, 2007–2008 Magnum, 12 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 08V583000
- Reported
- November 6, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,283
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Magnum, 1 other model
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 Magnum, 6 other models
2006 Dodge Magnum complaints by year
NHTSA has received 321 owner complaints about the 2006 Dodge Magnum, the newest on January 30, 2025. Of these, 16 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Dodge Magnum, the component group named most often is the engine (26%), followed by the power train (21%) and the fuel/propulsion system (19%).
2 of the 2006 Dodge Magnum's 5 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2006 Dodge Magnum owners gave the mileage (253 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine85
- Power Train67
- Fuel/Propulsion System62
- Fuel System, Gasoline51
- Air Bags48
- Electrical System31
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 23 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 57 | |
| 2014 | 64 | |
| 2015 | 40 | |
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Dodge Magnum peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 64. 12% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 321 complaints about the 2006 Dodge Magnum are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2006 Dodge Magnum crash tests and safety technology
On the 2006 Dodge Magnum, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 4 stars and the rear seat 5.
For the 2006 Dodge Magnum, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2006 Dodge Magnum rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 10.9% (4 stars). All 4 Magnum years NHTSA rated from 2004 on share that figure. Of 99 other 2006 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 39 (39%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 11.1%.
Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2006 Dodge Magnum: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Dodge Magnum by model year
Other 2006 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: January 30, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted