NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Dodge Dakota Recalls
The 2007 Dodge Dakota has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Dodge Dakota. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 145
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Dodge Dakota, 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 Dakota
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 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2011 Dakota, 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 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2011 Dakota, 12 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14V795000
- Reported
- December 16, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,164
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Dakota, 4 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 06V341000
- Reported
- September 7, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,770
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
2007 Dodge Dakota complaints by year
NHTSA has received 145 owner complaints about the 2007 Dodge Dakota, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Dodge Dakota, the component group named most often is the air bags (41%), followed by the power train (17%) and the electrical system (10%).
2 of the 2007 Dodge Dakota's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 Dodge Dakota owners gave the mileage (95 complaints), the median was 50,196 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags59
- Power Train24
- Electrical System14
- Suspension13
- Steering12
- Visibility6
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 29 | |
| 2016 | 23 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2007 Dodge Dakota peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 29. 29% 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 Dakota drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Dodge Dakota year in the same window: 8th highest of the 10 ranked years.
That makes 2007 one of the three best-measured Dodge Dakota years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 145 complaints about the 2007 Dodge Dakota are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2007 Dodge Dakota crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2007 Dodge Dakota: Extended Cab and 4-door.
On the 2007 Dodge Dakota, the front passenger seat scored 4 stars in the frontal barrier test, the driver seat 5 (4-door).
For the 2007 Dodge Dakota, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2007 Dodge Dakota rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 17.9% (4 stars). All 5 Dakota years NHTSA rated from 2004 on share that figure. Of 11 other 2007 pickups with NHTSA ratings on this site, 1 (9%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 19.1%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2345, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2007 Dodge Dakota: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Dodge Dakota by model year
Other 2007 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted