NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Dodge Caliber Recalls
The 2009 Dodge Caliber has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 9, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Dodge Caliber. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 232
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Dodge Caliber, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2009 Dodge Caliber
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 Caliber complaints by year
NHTSA has received 232 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Caliber, the newest on March 31, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Dodge Caliber, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the suspension (26%) and the structure (21%).
The 2009 Dodge Caliber's only recall also concerns the power train.
Where 2009 Dodge Caliber owners gave the mileage (186 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train64
- Suspension61
- Structure49
- Unknown Or Other25
- Electrical System23
- Engine22
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 41 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 22 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Caliber peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 41. 19% 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 Caliber drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Dodge Caliber year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 232 complaints about the 2009 Dodge Caliber are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Caliber by model year
Other 2009 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: March 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted