NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Dodge Journey Recalls
The 2012 Dodge Journey has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Dodge Journey. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 376
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
13 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Dodge Journey, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2012 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 2011, 2013–2015 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 2009–2011, 2013–2016 Journey
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 15V675000
- Reported
- October 19, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 275,187
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 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 2011, 2013–2015 Journey
Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid
- Campaign
- 11V550000
- Reported
- November 10, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 340
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 11V487000
- Reported
- September 29, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
2012 Dodge Journey complaints by year
NHTSA has received 376 owner complaints about the 2012 Dodge Journey, the newest on August 8, 2026. Of these, 21 describe a crash (6%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Dodge Journey, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the engine (26%) and the service brakes (25%).
None of the 2012 Dodge Journey's 6 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Dodge Journey owners gave the mileage (269 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System116
- Engine97
- Service Brakes95
- Unknown Or Other48
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)44
- Power Train36
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19 | |
| 2014 | 32 | |
| 2015 | 48 | |
| 2016 | 34 | |
| 2017 | 37 | |
| 2018 | 44 | |
| 2019 | 63 | |
| 2020 | 20 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2012 Dodge Journey peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 63. 29% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Dodge Journey drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Dodge Journey year in the same window: 6th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 376 complaints about the 2012 Dodge Journey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Journey by model year
Other 2012 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: August 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted