NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Dodge Avenger Recalls
The 2009 Dodge Avenger has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Dodge Avenger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 67
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Dodge Avenger, 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 Dodge Avenger
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
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
2009 Dodge Avenger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 67 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Avenger, the newest on March 16, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Dodge Avenger, the component group named most often is the air bags (16%), followed by the engine (16%) and the electrical system (15%).
None of the 2009 Dodge Avenger's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2009 Dodge Avenger owners gave the mileage (51 complaints), the median was 79,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Engine11
- Electrical System10
- Power Train10
- Fuel/Propulsion System9
- Unknown Or Other9
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Avenger peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 8. 22% 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 Dodge Avenger drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Dodge Avenger year in the same window: 7th highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Dodge Avenger years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 67 complaints about the 2009 Dodge Avenger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2009 Dodge Avenger crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2009 Dodge Avenger: 4DR. with side airbags later release and 4DR. with side airbags early release.
On the 2009 Dodge Avenger, in the side barrier test the front seat scored 5 stars and the rear seat 4.
For the 2009 Dodge Avenger, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as an option and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2009 Dodge Avenger rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 11.8% (4 stars). All 6 Avenger years NHTSA rated from 2004 on share that figure. Of 97 other 2009 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 51 (53%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 11.3%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 5445, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2009 Dodge Avenger: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Dodge Avenger by model year
Other 2009 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: March 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted