NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Dodge Nitro Recalls
The 2011 Dodge Nitro has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Dodge Nitro. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 122
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2011 Dodge Nitro, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2011 Dodge Nitro
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V396000
- Reported
- July 7, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 925,239
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Nitro, 1 other model
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V282000
- Reported
- July 2, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,320
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Nitro, 4 other models
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 Nitro complaints by year
NHTSA has received 122 owner complaints about the 2011 Dodge Nitro, the newest on February 3, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Dodge Nitro, the component group named most often is the electrical system (44%), followed by the air bags (20%) and the engine (13%).
1 of the 2011 Dodge Nitro's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2011 Dodge Nitro owners gave the mileage (92 complaints), the median was 61,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System54
- Air Bags24
- Engine16
- Power Train16
- Fuel/Propulsion System14
- Visibility/Wiper10
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Dodge Nitro peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 17. 27% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 122 complaints about the 2011 Dodge Nitro are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Nitro by model year
Other 2011 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: February 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted