NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Dodge Journey Recalls
The 2011 Dodge Journey has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Dodge Journey. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 169
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2011 Dodge Journey, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2011 Dodge Journey
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V432000
- Reported
- July 7, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 363,480
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015 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 2009–2010, 2012–2016 Journey
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V431000
- Reported
- July 7, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 145,379
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015 Journey
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 11V315000
- Reported
- June 8, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,096
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
2011 Dodge Journey complaints by year
NHTSA has received 169 owner complaints about the 2011 Dodge Journey, the newest on May 22, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Dodge Journey, the component group named most often is the service brakes (28%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the engine (17%).
None of the 2011 Dodge Journey's 4 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2011 Dodge Journey owners gave the mileage (137 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes47
- Electrical System43
- Engine29
- Steering23
- Power Train20
- Air Bags14
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Dodge Journey peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 22. 35% 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 Journey drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Dodge Journey year in the same window: 10th highest of the 12 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Dodge Journey years.
The 169 complaints about the 2011 Dodge Journey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Journey by model year
Other 2011 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: May 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted