NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Dodge Challenger Recalls
The 2010 Dodge Challenger has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 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
- 299
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 Dodge Challenger
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V018000
- Reported
- January 15, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,413,222
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Challenger, 5 other models
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 2009, 2011–2013 Challenger, 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 2008–2009, 2011–2012 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 2008–2009 Challenger
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 10V475000
- Reported
- October 7, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Electrical system: ignition: module
- Campaign
- 10V200000
- Reported
- May 11, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 37,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 09V420000
- Reported
- October 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,656
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Challenger, 2 other models
2010 Dodge Challenger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 299 owner complaints about the 2010 Dodge Challenger, the newest on September 11, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Dodge Challenger, the component group named most often is the air bags (25%), followed by the engine (25%) and the electrical system (23%).
4 of the 2010 Dodge Challenger's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2010 Dodge Challenger owners gave the mileage (213 complaints), the median was 35,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags75
- Engine75
- Electrical System68
- Power Train36
- Steering33
- Engine And Engine Cooling31
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 24 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31 | |
| 2012 | 18 | |
| 2013 | 30 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 59 | |
| 2016 | 30 | |
| 2017 | 26 | |
| 2018 | 25 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Dodge Challenger peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 59. 34% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Dodge Challenger drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Dodge Challenger year in the same window: 1st highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the Dodge Challenger years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 299 complaints about the 2010 Dodge Challenger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Challenger by model year
Other 2010 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted