NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Dodge Journey Recalls
The 2013 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 2013 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
- 353
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 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 2013 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 2011–2012, 2014–2015 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 2009–2012, 2014–2016 Journey
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 15V675000
- Reported
- October 19, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 275,187
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2015 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 2011–2012, 2014–2015 Journey
2013 Dodge Journey complaints by year
NHTSA has received 353 owner complaints about the 2013 Dodge Journey, the newest on August 27, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (5%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 32 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Dodge Journey, the component group named most often is the electrical system (21%), followed by the engine (20%) and the service brakes (17%).
None of the 2013 Dodge Journey's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2013 Dodge Journey owners gave the mileage (236 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System73
- Engine72
- Service Brakes61
- Seats58
- Air Bags44
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)44
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 47 | |
| 2016 | 44 | |
| 2017 | 25 | |
| 2018 | 34 | |
| 2019 | 57 | |
| 2020 | 51 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2013 Dodge Journey peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 57. 31% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Dodge Journey drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Dodge Journey year in the same window: 7th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 353 complaints about the 2013 Dodge Journey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Journey by model year
Other 2013 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: August 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted