NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Dodge Journey Recalls
The 2009 Dodge Journey has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 6, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Dodge Journey. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 1,433
- Crashes reported
- 41
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
30 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Dodge Journey, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2009 Dodge Journey
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 16V273000
- Reported
- May 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,569
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2016 Journey
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V047000
- Reported
- January 29, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 110,482
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14V373000
- Reported
- June 26, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 722,705
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Journey, 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 10V658000
- Reported
- December 24, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Dodge Journey
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 09V118000
- Reported
- April 9, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,314
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 09V082000
- Reported
- March 12, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,852
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Dodge Journey
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
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 08V247000
- Reported
- June 3, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,692
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Dodge Journey
2009 Dodge Journey complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,433 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Journey, the newest on April 14, 2026. Of these, 41 describe a crash (3%) and 30 a fire; owners reported 34 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Dodge Journey, the component group named most often is the electrical system (54%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (14%).
5 of the 2009 Dodge Journey's 8 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2009 Dodge Journey owners gave the mileage (993 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System767
- Air Bags269
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic195
- Engine149
- Service Brakes106
- Power Train104
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 143 | |
| 2011 | 126 | |
| 2012 | 94 | |
| 2013 | 73 | |
| 2014 | 160 | |
| 2015 | 390 | |
| 2016 | 156 | |
| 2017 | 64 | |
| 2018 | 76 | |
| 2019 | 56 | |
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Journey peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 390. 27% 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 Journey drew 6.1× the complaints of the median Dodge Journey year in the same window: 1st highest of the 12 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the Dodge Journey years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,433 complaints about the 2009 Dodge Journey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Journey by model year
Other 2009 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: April 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted