NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chrysler 300 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 38 recall campaigns for the Chrysler 300, across 19 model years from 2005 to 2023. The 2012 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).
Chrysler 300 years to avoid by our method: 2005 (5.2× the median year), 2006 (2.1× the median year), 2012 (2.4× the median year), 2013 (3.3× the median year) and 2014 (2.7× the median year).
- Model years
- 19
- Recall campaigns
- 38
- Most recalls
- 2012
- Owner complaints
- 4,927
2005–2023, with a recall
9 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 4,927 complaints with NHTSA about the Chrysler 300 across 20 model years; the most, 1,002, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 253 of the Chrysler 300 complaints (5%) and a fire on 123.
Across all Chrysler 300 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 1,486 complaints), then the air bags (1,167).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chrysler 300 in 2015: 1,205, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chrysler 300 is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 19 model-year listings.
The newest Chrysler 300 recall, 24V198000, was reported on March 14, 2024 and concerns the air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator.
Chrysler 300 years to avoid
The 2005 Chrysler 300 stands out most: 215 complaints between 2004 and 2008, 31% of them naming the air bags.
The 2005 also carries 7 recalls, against a median of 4 for the ranked Chrysler 300 years.
The best-measured Chrysler 300 years are 2021 (0.2×), 2010 (0.3×) and 2019 (0.4×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 0.2× |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 2 | 61 | 20 | 0.4× |
| 2018 | 4 | 153 | 51 | 1.0× |
| 2017 | 2 | 82 | 28 | 0.5× |
| 2016 | 3 | 76 | 27 | 0.5× |
| 2015 | 5 | 99 | 37 | 0.7× |
| 2014avoid | 8 | 237 | 144 | 2.7× |
| 2013avoid | 6 | 306 | 179 | 3.3× |
| 2012avoid | 9 | 426 | 111 | 2.4× |
| 2011 | 7 | 200 | 74 | 1.8× |
| 2010 | 7 | 123 | 14 | 0.3× |
| 2009 | 5 | 83 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 4 | 714 | 39 | 0.9× |
| 2007 | 4 | 498 | 57 | 1.1× |
| 2006avoid | 4 | 1,002 | 90 | 2.1× |
| 2005avoid | 7 | 825 | 215 | 5.2× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chrysler 300 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chrysler 300
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE19
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR9
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE6
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING5
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT4
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR4
- TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS4
- AIR BAGS3
Chrysler 300 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chrysler 300 recall campaign (38)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V198000March 14, 2024 | air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator | 2018–2021 | injury and death | 284,982 |
| 24V112000February 15, 2024 | parking brake | 2023 | crash and injury | 1,808 |
| 22V808000October 27, 2022 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2022 | crash | 44,212 |
| 22V504000July 14, 2022 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2022 | crash | 52,340 |
| 21V516000July 8, 2021 | visibility: windshield | 2020–2021 | crash and injury | 21,258 |
| 19V203000March 14, 2019 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2019 | crash | 7,929 |
| 19V018000January 15, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2015 | crash, injury and deathdo not drive | 1,413,222 |
| 18V524000August 9, 2018 | electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 2018 | crash | 12,779 |
| 18V332000May 17, 2018 | electrical system: wiring | 2014–2018 | crash | 4,815,661 |
| 18V280000May 1, 2018 | power train: automatic transmission | 2018 | crash | 71 |
| 18V021000January 9, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2013 | injury and deathdo not drive | 328,177 |
| 17V741000November 21, 2017 | electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 2014 | crash | 17,116 |
| 17V435000July 10, 2017 | electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 2011–2014 | crash and fire | 442,214 |
| 17V097000February 14, 2017 | power train: axle assembly: axle shaft | 2014–2017 | crash | 69,298 |
| 16V352000May 24, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2005–2012 | injury and deathdo not drive | 4,648,270 |
| 16V240000April 25, 2016 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2012–2014 | injury | 811,290 |
| 15V461000July 23, 2015 | equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc. | 2015 | crash | 1,416,903 |
| 15V313000May 26, 2015 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2005–2010 | crash, injury and deathdo not drive | 4,077,169 |
| 14V770000December 3, 2014 | air bags | 2005 | crash, injury and death | 250,896 |
| 14V634000October 8, 2014 | electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 2011–2014 | crash | 435,081 |
| 14V567000September 17, 2014 | electrical system: ignition | 2008 | crash and injury | 292,798 |
| 13V610000December 6, 2013 | power train: automatic transmission | 2013 | crash | 4,194 |
| 13V118000April 3, 2013 | air bags | 2011–2012 | crash and injury | 119,497 |
| 12V197000May 2, 2012 | service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module | 2011–2012 | crash | 119,072 |
| 12V004000January 6, 2012 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2012 | crash | 303 |
| 10V475000October 7, 2010 | steering: electric power assist system | 2010 | fire | 23,237 |
| 10V200000May 11, 2010 | electrical system: ignition: module | 2010 | crash | 37,335 |
| 09V420000October 29, 2009 | wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 2009–2010 | crash | 12,656 |
| 08V642000December 5, 2008 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2009 | crash | 175 |
| 08V295000July 2, 2008 | power train: axle hubs | 2008 | crash | 5,509 |
| 06V493000December 29, 2006 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2007 | crash | 50,665 |
| 06V341000September 7, 2006 | power train: automatic transmission | 2007 | crash | 4,770 |
| 06V149000May 3, 2006 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2006 | fire | 44,367 |
| 05V460000October 6, 2005 | power train: automatic transmission | 2005–2006 | crash | 256,409 |
| 04V334000July 9, 2004 | electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables | 2005 | fire | 20,060 |
| 04V333000July 8, 2004 | seat belts: rear/other | 2005 | crash and injury | 21 |
| 04V335000July 8, 2004 | seat belts: front | 2005 | crash and injury | 12,211 |
| 18E053000 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2014–2016 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chrysler 300. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted