NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Dodge Journey Recalls
The 2014 Dodge Journey has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 17, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Dodge Journey. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 416
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Dodge Journey, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2014 Dodge Journey
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V332000
- Reported
- May 17, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,815,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2018 Journey, 14 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V824000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 18 other models
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 2009–2013, 2015–2016 Journey
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 15V675000
- Reported
- October 19, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 275,187
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 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
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 14V711000
- Reported
- November 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Journey
2014 Dodge Journey complaints by year
NHTSA has received 416 owner complaints about the 2014 Dodge Journey, the newest on September 25, 2026. Of these, 26 describe a crash (6%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 38 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 Dodge Journey, the component group named most often is the electrical system (25%), followed by the engine (24%) and the service brakes (19%).
1 of the 2014 Dodge Journey's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2014 Dodge Journey owners gave the mileage (263 complaints), the median was 54,717 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System106
- Engine98
- Service Brakes80
- Unknown Or Other65
- Air Bags46
- Seats43
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 74 | |
| 2016 | 53 | |
| 2017 | 28 | |
| 2018 | 38 | |
| 2019 | 52 | |
| 2020 | 47 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2014 Dodge Journey peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 74. 42% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Dodge Journey drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Dodge Journey year in the same window: 4th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 416 complaints about the 2014 Dodge Journey are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2014 Dodge Journey crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2014 Dodge Journey: SUV FWD and SUV 4WD.
On the 2014 Dodge Journey, the front passenger seat scored 4 stars in the frontal barrier test, the driver seat 5 and in the side barrier test the front seat scored 5 stars and the rear seat 4.
For the 2014 Dodge Journey, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. None of the 11 Journey years NHTSA rated (2009–2020) lists forward collision warning as standard. Among 49 other 2014 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 2% had forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2014 Dodge Journey rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 17.9% (4 stars); the SUV 4WD is higher, 18.5%. That is tied for the lowest of the 11 Journey years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (17.9%–18.5%). Of 49 other 2014 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 40 (82%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 16.9%.



Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 8195, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2014 Dodge Journey: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Dodge Journey by model year
Other 2014 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: September 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted