NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Dodge Nitro Recalls
The 2008 Dodge Nitro has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Dodge Nitro. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 393
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Dodge Nitro, 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 Nitro
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V396000
- Reported
- July 7, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 925,239
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2011 Nitro, 1 other model
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 13V121000
- Reported
- April 3, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,578
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Nitro, 1 other model
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 08V525000
- Reported
- October 8, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,663
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Nitro, 1 other model
2008 Dodge Nitro complaints by year
NHTSA has received 393 owner complaints about the 2008 Dodge Nitro, the newest on July 14, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (4%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Dodge Nitro, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (17%) and the fuel/propulsion system (12%).
None of the 2008 Dodge Nitro's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2008 Dodge Nitro owners gave the mileage (319 complaints), the median was 79,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System198
- Fuel System, Gasoline66
- Fuel/Propulsion System46
- Exterior Lighting38
- Visibility/Wiper37
- Engine29
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 33 | |
| 2012 | 45 | |
| 2013 | 38 | |
| 2014 | 49 | |
| 2015 | 59 | |
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Dodge Nitro peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 59. 17% 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: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 393 complaints about the 2008 Dodge Nitro are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Nitro by model year
Other 2008 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: July 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted