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Dodge Caliber Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the Dodge Caliber, across 5 model years from 2007 to 2012. The 2007 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

Dodge Caliber years to avoid by our method: 2007 (2.8× the median year).

Model years
5

2007–2012, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2007

4 recalls

Owner complaints
1,848

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,848 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Caliber across 7 model years; the most, 884, concern the 2007.

Owners marked a crash on 118 of the Dodge Caliber complaints (6%) and a fire on 31.

Across all Dodge Caliber model years, owners name the suspension most often (at least 486 complaints), then the electrical system (339).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Caliber in 2014: 209, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Dodge Caliber is seat belts: pretensioner, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Dodge Caliber recall, 17V824000, was reported on December 21, 2017 and concerns the equipment.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2008 Dodge Caliber, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Dodge Caliber years to avoid

The 2007 Dodge Caliber stands out most: 172 complaints between 2006 and 2010, 29% of them naming the suspension.

The 2007 also carries 4 recalls, against a median of 1.5 for the ranked Dodge Caliber years.

The best-measured Dodge Caliber years are 2012 (0.2×), 2010 (0.5×) and 2011 (0.8×).

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Dodge Caliber, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
201214911
0.2×
2011216541
0.8×
2010215727
0.5×
2009123245
1.3×
2008036060
1.2×
2007avoid4884172
2.8×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Dodge Caliber years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Dodge Caliber

  • SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER3
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE1
  • STEERING:COLUMN1
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
  • EQUIPMENT1
  • WHEELS:HUB1

Dodge Caliber model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Dodge Caliber recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Dodge Caliber, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
17V824000December 21, 2017equipment2007fire and injury61,791
16V668000September 15, 2016seat belts: pretensioner2010–2012crash and injury1,435,625
11V315000June 8, 2011steering: column2011crash and injury11,096
10V234000June 3, 2010vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2007—24,825
10V197000May 11, 2010latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2010—123
08V528000October 9, 2008power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2009crash712
07V196000May 7, 2007wheels: hub2007crash410
06V493000December 29, 2006service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2007crash50,665

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Dodge Caliber. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: May 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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