NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Dodge Charger Recalls
The 2018 Dodge Charger has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Dodge Charger. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 122
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Dodge Charger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2018 Dodge Charger
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- Campaign
- 24V198000
- Reported
- March 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 284,982
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021 Charger, 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V512000
- Reported
- August 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,361
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Charger
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood
- Campaign
- 18V524000
- Reported
- August 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,779
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 14 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V332000
- Reported
- May 17, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,815,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 Charger, 14 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 18V280000
- Reported
- May 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 18V281000
- Reported
- May 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,928
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2017 Charger
2018 Dodge Charger complaints by year
NHTSA has received 122 owner complaints about the 2018 Dodge Charger, the newest on April 30, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Dodge Charger, the component group named most often is the electrical system (37%), followed by the structure (16%) and the engine (9%).
2 of the 2018 Dodge Charger's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2018 Dodge Charger owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 27,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System45
- Unknown Or Other33
- Structure19
- Engine11
- Power Train10
- Service Brakes6
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2018 Dodge Charger peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 31. 66% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Dodge Charger drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Dodge Charger year in the same window: 7th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 122 complaints about the 2018 Dodge Charger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Charger by model year
Other 2018 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: April 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted