NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Dodge Charger Recalls
The 2011 Dodge Charger has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Dodge Charger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 695
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
64 fires
On a 2011 Dodge Charger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2011 Dodge Charger
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 2010, 2012–2015 Charger, 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 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Charger, 9 other models
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 17V435000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,214
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Charger, 4 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 2006–2010, 2012 Charger, 13 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 16V043000
- Reported
- January 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 441,578
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2016 Charger
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 15V467000
- Reported
- July 27, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 284,095
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Charger
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 14V634000
- Reported
- October 8, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 435,081
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Charger, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 14V101000
- Reported
- March 4, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,431
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Charger
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V118000
- Reported
- April 3, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 119,497
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Charger, 2 other models
Service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 12V197000
- Reported
- May 2, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 119,072
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Charger, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 12V042000
- Reported
- February 7, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,137
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Charger
2011 Dodge Charger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 695 owner complaints about the 2011 Dodge Charger, the newest on September 13, 2026. Of these, 25 describe a crash (4%) and 64 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Dodge Charger, the component group named most often is the electrical system (57%), followed by the exterior lighting (23%) and the fuel/propulsion system (11%).
2 of the 2011 Dodge Charger's 11 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 Dodge Charger owners gave the mileage (576 complaints), the median was 59,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System395
- Exterior Lighting158
- Fuel/Propulsion System79
- Engine77
- Air Bags52
- Service Brakes40
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24 | |
| 2013 | 60 | |
| 2014 | 213 | |
| 2015 | 116 | |
| 2016 | 96 | |
| 2017 | 55 | |
| 2018 | 37 | |
| 2019 | 39 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2011 Dodge Charger peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 213. 44% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Dodge Charger drew 5.7× the complaints of the median Dodge Charger year in the same window: 1st highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Dodge Charger years to avoid by our method.
The 695 complaints about the 2011 Dodge Charger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Charger by model year
Other 2011 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: September 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted