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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Dodge Challenger Recalls

The 2020 Dodge Challenger has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 8, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Dodge Challenger. 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
20

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2020 Dodge Challenger, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2020 Dodge Challenger

Visibility: windshield

Campaign
21V516000
Reported
July 8, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 21,258
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 212, windshield mounting
Same campaign
also 2021 Challenger, 2 other models

21V516000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 Dodge Challenger complaints by year

NHTSA has received 20 owner complaints about the 2020 Dodge Challenger, the newest on April 30, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire.

In complaints about the 2020 Dodge Challenger, the component group named most often is the electrical system (35%), followed by the engine (20%) and the fuel/propulsion system (15%).

The 2020 Dodge Challenger's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System7
  • Engine4
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Fuel/Propulsion System3
  • Power Train3
  • Service Brakes3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Dodge Challenger received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20203
20215
20234
20243
20254
20261

Complaints about the 2020 Dodge Challenger peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 5. 60% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Dodge Challenger drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Dodge Challenger year in the same window: 13th highest of the 13 ranked years.

That makes 2020 one of the three best-measured Dodge Challenger years.

Dodge Challenger years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 20 complaints about the 2020 Dodge Challenger are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Dodge Challenger by model year

Other 2020 Dodge models

Newest record on this page: April 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted