NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Dodge Journey Recalls
The 2010 Dodge Journey has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 6, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Dodge Journey. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 988
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
16 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Dodge Journey, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2010 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 2009, 2011–2016 Journey
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 2009 Journey, 1 other model
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
2010 Dodge Journey complaints by year
NHTSA has received 988 owner complaints about the 2010 Dodge Journey, the newest on August 18, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (2%) and 16 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Dodge Journey, the component group named most often is the electrical system (61%), followed by the engine (17%) and the service brakes (10%).
1 of the 2010 Dodge Journey's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2010 Dodge Journey owners gave the mileage (759 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System600
- Engine164
- Unknown Or Other111
- Service Brakes100
- Air Bags89
- Steering69
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59 | |
| 2012 | 52 | |
| 2013 | 49 | |
| 2014 | 102 | |
| 2015 | 193 | |
| 2016 | 108 | |
| 2017 | 68 | |
| 2018 | 96 | |
| 2019 | 108 | |
| 2020 | 62 | |
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2010 Dodge Journey peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 193. 18% 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 Journey drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Dodge Journey year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 988 complaints about the 2010 Dodge Journey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2010 Dodge Journey crash tests and safety technology
For the 2010 Dodge Journey, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. None of the 11 Journey years NHTSA rated (2009–2020) lists forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2010 Dodge Journey rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 17.9% (4 stars). That is tied for the lowest of the 11 Journey years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (17.9%–18.5%). Of 45 other 2010 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 29 (64%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 17.4%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 5631, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2010 Dodge Journey: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Dodge Journey by model year
Other 2010 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: August 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted