NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Dodge Durango Recalls
The 2021 Dodge Durango has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Dodge Durango. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 205
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Dodge Durango, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2021 Dodge Durango
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 26V528000
- Reported
- August 13, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,578
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Durango
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 24V436000
- Reported
- June 13, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,033,433
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Durango, 8 other models
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 23V115000
- Reported
- February 23, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,019
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Durango
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
- Campaign
- 22V284000
- Reported
- April 28, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,308
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: rack and pinion
- Campaign
- 22V154000
- Reported
- March 14, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 931
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Durango
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 22V140000
- Reported
- March 10, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 370,437
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Durango, 2 other models
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 21V842000
- Reported
- October 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,837
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Dodge Durango
Air bags: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V280000
- Reported
- April 22, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,721
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Durango
2021 Dodge Durango complaints by year
NHTSA has received 205 owner complaints about the 2021 Dodge Durango, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Dodge Durango, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (45%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the engine (11%).
None of the 2021 Dodge Durango's 8 recalls concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2021 Dodge Durango owners gave the mileage (30 complaints), the median was 30,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting92
- Electrical System41
- Unknown Or Other24
- Engine22
- Structure15
- Air Bags11
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 55 | |
| 2026 | 55 |
Complaints about the 2021 Dodge Durango peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 55. 46% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Dodge Durango drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Dodge Durango year in the same window: 13th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 205 complaints about the 2021 Dodge Durango are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Durango by model year
Other 2021 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted