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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Dodge Charger Police Recalls

The 2012 Dodge Charger Police has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Dodge Charger Police. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
13

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Dodge Charger Police, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2012 Dodge Charger Police

Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator

Campaign
16V739000
Reported
October 13, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 74,811
Risk NHTSA names
crash and fire
Same campaign
also 2011, 2013–2014 Charger Police, 4 other models

16V739000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Dodge Charger Police complaints by year

NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2012 Dodge Charger Police, the newest on June 18, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2012 Dodge Charger Police, the component group named most often is the electrical system (46%), followed by the engine (31%) and the steering (23%).

The 2012 Dodge Charger Police's only recall also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2012 Dodge Charger Police owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 96,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System6
  • Engine4
  • Steering3
  • Service Brakes2
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Dodge Charger Police received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20174
20185
20194

Complaints about the 2012 Dodge Charger Police peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 5. 0% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 13 complaints about the 2012 Dodge Charger Police are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Dodge Charger Police by model year

Other 2012 Dodge models

Newest record on this page: June 18, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted