NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chrysler Sebring Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 35 recall campaigns for the Chrysler Sebring, across 12 model years from 2000 to 2011. The 2001 has the most (12); the fewest among years with a recall is 2011 (1).
Chrysler Sebring years to avoid by our method: 2001 (2.6× the median year), 2002 (2.1× the median year), 2004 (4.0× the median year) and 2007 (2.9× the median year).
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 35
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 1,709
2000–2011, with a recall
12 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,709 complaints with NHTSA about the Chrysler Sebring across 12 model years; the most, 337, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 144 of the Chrysler Sebring complaints (8%) and a fire on 60.
Across all Chrysler Sebring model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 376 complaints), then the air bags (278).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chrysler Sebring in 2014: 137, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chrysler Sebring is suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Chrysler Sebring recall, 16V668000, was reported on September 15, 2016 and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner.
Chrysler Sebring years to avoid
The 2004 Chrysler Sebring stands out most: 125 complaints between 2003 and 2007, 24% of them naming the engine and engine cooling.
The 2004 also carries 7 recalls, against a median of 5 for the ranked Chrysler Sebring years.
The best-measured Chrysler Sebring years are 2003 (0.5×), 2010 (0.7×) and 2005 (0.7×).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 3 | 86 | 20 | 0.7× |
| 2009 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 0.8× |
| 2008 | 4 | 238 | 56 | 2.0× |
| 2007avoid | 7 | 337 | 97 | 2.9× |
| 2006 | 2 | 120 | 25 | 0.9× |
| 2005 | 6 | 75 | 20 | 0.7× |
| 2004avoid | 7 | 220 | 125 | 4.0× |
| 2003 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 0.5× |
| 2002avoid | 5 | 210 | 84 | 2.1× |
| 2001avoid | 12 | 242 | 101 | 2.6× |
| 2000 | 6 | 93 | 45 | 1.0× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chrysler Sebring years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chrysler Sebring
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT7
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING7
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE7
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER6
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY2
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
Chrysler Sebring model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chrysler Sebring recall campaign (35)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V668000September 15, 2016 | seat belts: pretensioner | 2010 | crash and injury | 1,435,625 |
| 16V401000June 3, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2001–2002 | injury | 16,315 |
| 15V338000June 2, 2015 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2001–2005 | injury | 443,442 |
| 13V282000July 2, 2013 | electrical system | 2011 | crash and injury | 442,320 |
| 10V475000October 7, 2010 | steering: electric power assist system | 2010 | fire | 23,237 |
| 10V009000January 11, 2010 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2010 | crash | 20,045 |
| 09V047000February 4, 2009 | fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system | 2009 | crash | 91 |
| 08V528000October 9, 2008 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2009 | crash | 712 |
| 08V152000April 2, 2008 | electrical system: wiring | 2007–2008 | crash | 180,963 |
| 07V473000October 10, 2007 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 2007–2008 | fire | 102,042 |
| 07V414000September 12, 2007 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2007–2008 | crash and injury | 72,333 |
| 07V240000June 13, 2007 | air bags: frontal | 2007–2008 | crash and injury | 798 |
| 06V493000December 29, 2006 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2007 | crash | 50,665 |
| 06V494000December 29, 2006 | visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 2007 | crash | 6,086 |
| 06V431000November 15, 2006 | structure: body: hood | 2007 | crash | 4,350 |
| 04V579000December 9, 2004 | steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm | 2005 | crash | 26,354 |
| 04V532000November 2, 2004 | seat belts: rear/other | 2005 | crash and injury | 8,000 |
| 04V336000July 8, 2004 | seat belts: rear/other | 2004 | crash | 312 |
| 04V313000June 29, 2004 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2004 | fire | 8,108 |
| 03V443000November 4, 2003 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2003–2004 | fire | 5,911 |
| 01V011002January 16, 2001 | power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines | 2001 | — | 28,439 |
| 01V005002January 8, 2001 | seats | 2001 | crash and injury | 20 |
| 00V421002December 18, 2000 | suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 2000 | crash | 393,796 |
| 00V366000November 9, 2000 | child seat | 2001 | crash and injury | 1,211,756 |
| 00V320002October 27, 2000 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2001 | — | 3,480 |
| 00V306000October 12, 2000 | air bags: frontal | 2001 | injury | 419 |
| 00V299002October 2, 2000 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2001 | crash | 554 |
| 00V278000September 18, 2000 | structure: frame and members: underbody shields | 2001 | — | 4,504 |
| 06E064000 | exterior lighting | 2000 | crash | — |
| 06E088000 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2000 | crash | — |
| 07E023000 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2001–2006 | crash | — |
| 07E055000 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2000 | fire | — |
| 09E012000 | exterior lighting | 2000–2005 | crash | — |
| 09E043000 | equipment | 2000 | fire | — |
| 09E056000 | suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 2001–2006 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chrysler Sebring. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: February 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted