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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Dodge Caravan Recalls

The 2009 Dodge Caravan has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 23, 2010.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Dodge Caravan. 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
118

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

3 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2009 Dodge Caravan, 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 Caravan

Suspension: rear

Campaign
10V164000
Reported
April 23, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 834
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2008 Caravan

10V164000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap

Campaign
10V148000
Reported
April 13, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 843
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2008 Caravan

10V148000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Dodge Caravan complaints by year

NHTSA has received 118 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Caravan, the newest on January 7, 2019. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2009 Dodge Caravan, the component group named most often is the electrical system (61%), followed by the air bags (22%) and the engine (14%).

None of the 2009 Dodge Caravan's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Where 2009 Dodge Caravan owners gave the mileage (69 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System72
  • Air Bags26
  • Engine17
  • Wheels9
  • Steering8
  • Tires8

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Caravan received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20102
201111
20127
20137
201423
201552
20169
20175
20181
20191

Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Caravan peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 52. 17% 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 Caravan drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Dodge Caravan year in the same window: 10th highest of the 15 ranked years.

Dodge Caravan years to avoid →

The 118 complaints about the 2009 Dodge Caravan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Dodge Caravan by model year

Other 2009 Dodge models

Newest record on this page: January 7, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted