NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Chrysler Sebring Recalls
The 2008 Chrysler Sebring has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 2, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Chrysler Sebring. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 238
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Chrysler Sebring, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2008 Chrysler Sebring
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 08V152000
- Reported
- April 2, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 180,963
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Sebring, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly
- Campaign
- 07V473000
- Reported
- October 10, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 102,042
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Sebring, 1 other model
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 07V414000
- Reported
- September 12, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 72,333
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Sebring, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 07V240000
- Reported
- June 13, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 798
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Sebring, 1 other model
2008 Chrysler Sebring complaints by year
NHTSA has received 238 owner complaints about the 2008 Chrysler Sebring, the newest on December 22, 2025. Of these, 19 describe a crash (8%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Chrysler Sebring, the component group named most often is the electrical system (37%), followed by the power train (20%) and the engine (18%).
1 of the 2008 Chrysler Sebring's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2008 Chrysler Sebring owners gave the mileage (184 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System88
- Power Train48
- Engine42
- Vehicle Speed Control34
- Air Bags26
- Unknown Or Other24
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2008 Chrysler Sebring peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 25. 24% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Chrysler Sebring drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Chrysler Sebring year in the same window: 5th highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 238 complaints about the 2008 Chrysler Sebring are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chrysler Sebring by model year
Other 2008 Chrysler models
Newest record on this page: December 22, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted