NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Dodge Avenger Recalls
The 2008 Dodge Avenger has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 2, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Dodge Avenger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 831
- Crashes reported
- 36
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
26 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Dodge Avenger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2008 Dodge Avenger
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 08V152000
- Reported
- April 2, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 180,963
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Avenger, 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 Avenger, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 07V426000
- Reported
- September 13, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,158
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 Dodge Avenger
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 Avenger, 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 1 other model
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 07V104000
- Reported
- March 15, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,191
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Avenger
2008 Dodge Avenger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 831 owner complaints about the 2008 Dodge Avenger, the newest on November 9, 2025. Of these, 36 describe a crash (4%) and 26 a fire; owners reported 34 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2008 Dodge Avenger, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the electrical system (26%) and the vehicle speed control (17%).
1 of the 2008 Dodge Avenger's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2008 Dodge Avenger owners gave the mileage (719 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train236
- Electrical System219
- Vehicle Speed Control138
- Engine115
- Air Bags96
- Engine And Engine Cooling61
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30 | |
| 2009 | 39 | |
| 2010 | 164 | |
| 2011 | 72 | |
| 2012 | 82 | |
| 2013 | 90 | |
| 2014 | 80 | |
| 2015 | 68 | |
| 2016 | 50 | |
| 2017 | 39 | |
| 2018 | 33 | |
| 2019 | 41 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2008 Dodge Avenger peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 164. 37% 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 Dodge Avenger drew 4.6× the complaints of the median Dodge Avenger year in the same window: 1st highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2008 one of the Dodge Avenger years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 831 complaints about the 2008 Dodge Avenger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Avenger by model year
Other 2008 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: November 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted