NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Dodge Magnum Recalls
The 2008 Dodge Magnum has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Dodge Magnum. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 93
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Dodge Magnum, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Dodge Magnum
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 2005–2007 Magnum, 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 2005–2007 Magnum, 12 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V567000
- Reported
- September 17, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,798
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 08V583000
- Reported
- November 6, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,283
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009 Magnum, 1 other model
Power train: axle hubs
- Campaign
- 08V295000
- Reported
- July 2, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,509
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2008 Dodge Magnum complaints by year
NHTSA has received 93 owner complaints about the 2008 Dodge Magnum, the newest on August 14, 2023. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%).
In complaints about the 2008 Dodge Magnum, the component group named most often is the electrical system (72%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the engine (14%).
1 of the 2008 Dodge Magnum's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2008 Dodge Magnum owners gave the mileage (58 complaints), the median was 89,437 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System67
- Air Bags14
- Engine13
- Power Train6
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
- Steering5
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 53 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Dodge Magnum peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 53. 10% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 93 complaints about the 2008 Dodge Magnum are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Magnum by model year
Other 2008 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: August 14, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted