NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Dodge Challenger Recalls
The 2008 Dodge Challenger has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Dodge Challenger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 10
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2008 Dodge Challenger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 Dodge Challenger
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 2009–2012 Challenger, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V444000
- Reported
- July 10, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 88,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Challenger
Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch
- Campaign
- 08V458000
- Reported
- September 10, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,636
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Challenger
2008 Dodge Challenger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2008 Dodge Challenger, the newest on March 8, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 Dodge Challenger, the component group named most often is the air bags (40%), followed by the electrical system (40%) and the engine (30%).
2 of the 2008 Dodge Challenger's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags4
- Electrical System4
- Engine3
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Dodge Challenger peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 3. 10% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 10 complaints about the 2008 Dodge Challenger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Challenger by model year
Other 2008 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: March 8, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted