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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Chrysler Sebring Recalls

The 2009 Chrysler Sebring has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2009.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Chrysler Sebring. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
43

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 Chrysler Sebring, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2009 Chrysler Sebring

Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system

Campaign
09V047000
Reported
February 4, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 91
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

09V047000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Campaign
08V528000
Reported
October 9, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 712
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 5 other models

08V528000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Chrysler Sebring complaints by year

NHTSA has received 43 owner complaints about the 2009 Chrysler Sebring, the newest on December 18, 2023. Of these, 3 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2009 Chrysler Sebring, the component group named most often is the electrical system (21%), followed by the power train (19%) and the air bags (14%).

1 of the 2009 Chrysler Sebring's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.

Where 2009 Chrysler Sebring owners gave the mileage (34 complaints), the median was 52,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System9
  • Power Train8
  • Air Bags6
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)4
  • Engine4
  • Service Brakes4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Chrysler Sebring received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20092
20105
20112
20126
20133
20146
20153
20164
20172
20193
20203
20212
20221
20231

Complaints about the 2009 Chrysler Sebring peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 6. 35% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Chrysler Sebring drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Chrysler Sebring year in the same window: 8th highest of the 11 ranked years.

Chrysler Sebring years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 43 complaints about the 2009 Chrysler Sebring are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chrysler Sebring by model year

Other 2009 Chrysler models

Newest record on this page: December 18, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted