NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Dodge Dakota Recalls
The 2009 Dodge Dakota has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Dodge Dakota. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 18
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Dodge Dakota, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2009 Dodge Dakota
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 2011 Dakota, 9 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 2005–2008, 2011 Dakota, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V313000
- Reported
- May 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,077,169
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008, 2011 Dakota, 12 other models
Power train: driveline: differential unit
- Campaign
- 13V038000
- Reported
- February 6, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 278,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Dakota, 4 other models
Power train: driveline: differential unit
- Campaign
- 12V474000
- Reported
- October 2, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2009 Dodge Dakota complaints by year
NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Dakota, the newest on September 23, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2009 Dodge Dakota, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the air bags (28%) and the electrical system (17%).
2 of the 2009 Dodge Dakota's 5 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2009 Dodge Dakota owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 38,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train6
- Air Bags5
- Electrical System3
- Engine2
- Tires2
- Service Brakes1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Dakota peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 5. 6% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 18 complaints about the 2009 Dodge Dakota are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Dakota by model year
Other 2009 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted