NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Dodge Caliber Recalls
The 2007 Dodge Caliber has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 21, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Dodge Caliber. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 884
- Crashes reported
- 54
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
18 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Dodge Caliber, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2007 Dodge Caliber
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V824000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 18 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 10V234000
- Reported
- June 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24,825
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 07V196000
- Reported
- May 7, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 410
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- only the 2007 Dodge Caliber
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 06V493000
- Reported
- December 29, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,665
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
2007 Dodge Caliber complaints by year
NHTSA has received 884 owner complaints about the 2007 Dodge Caliber, the newest on May 8, 2026. Of these, 54 describe a crash (6%) and 18 a fire; owners reported 38 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Dodge Caliber, the component group named most often is the suspension (29%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the structure (18%).
None of the 2007 Dodge Caliber's 4 recalls concerns the suspension.
Where 2007 Dodge Caliber owners gave the mileage (747 complaints), the median was 83,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension255
- Electrical System197
- Structure158
- Vehicle Speed Control104
- Steering98
- Exterior Lighting93
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 32 | |
| 2008 | 20 | |
| 2009 | 28 | |
| 2010 | 78 | |
| 2011 | 87 | |
| 2012 | 50 | |
| 2013 | 69 | |
| 2014 | 111 | |
| 2015 | 97 | |
| 2016 | 53 | |
| 2017 | 59 | |
| 2018 | 62 | |
| 2019 | 43 | |
| 2020 | 41 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2007 Dodge Caliber peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 111. 19% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Dodge Caliber drew 2.8× the complaints of the median Dodge Caliber year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2007 one of the Dodge Caliber years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 884 complaints about the 2007 Dodge Caliber are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2007 Dodge Caliber crash tests and safety technology
For the 2007 Dodge Caliber, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as an option and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2007 Dodge Caliber rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 15.5% (4 stars). All 5 Caliber years NHTSA rated from 2004 on share that figure. Of 108 other 2007 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 84 (78%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 11.3%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 1907, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2007 Dodge Caliber: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Dodge Caliber by model year
Other 2007 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: May 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted