NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Dodge Challenger Recalls
The 2009 Dodge Challenger has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Dodge Challenger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 133
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Dodge Challenger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2009 Dodge Challenger
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V021000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 328,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2013 Challenger, 9 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V824000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 18 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V352000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,648,270
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2012 Challenger, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V444000
- Reported
- July 10, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 88,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010 Challenger
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 09V420000
- Reported
- October 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,656
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Challenger, 2 other models
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 08V642000
- Reported
- December 5, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 175
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch
- Campaign
- 08V458000
- Reported
- September 10, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,636
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Challenger
2009 Dodge Challenger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 133 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Challenger, the newest on August 27, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (6%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Dodge Challenger, the component group named most often is the air bags (31%), followed by the power train (20%) and the engine (20%).
3 of the 2009 Dodge Challenger's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Dodge Challenger owners gave the mileage (89 complaints), the median was 30,152 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags41
- Power Train27
- Engine26
- Electrical System21
- Engine And Engine Cooling13
- Vehicle Speed Control9
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 24 | |
| 2016 | 23 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Challenger peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 24. 30% 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 Challenger drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Dodge Challenger year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 133 complaints about the 2009 Dodge Challenger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Challenger by model year
Other 2009 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: August 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted