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Dodge Challenger Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 34 recall campaigns for the Dodge Challenger, across 16 model years from 2008 to 2023. The 2010 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).

Dodge Challenger years to avoid by our method: 2010 (2.3× the median year) and 2012 (2.2× the median year).

Model years
16

2008–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
34
Most recalls
2010

7 recalls

Owner complaints
1,695

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,695 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Challenger across 16 model years; the most, 299, concern the 2010.

Owners marked a crash on 110 of the Dodge Challenger complaints (6%) and a fire on 54.

Across all Dodge Challenger model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 620 complaints), then the engine (278).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Challenger in 2015: 264, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Dodge Challenger is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 15 model-year listings.

The newest Dodge Challenger recall, 24V573000, was reported on August 1, 2024 and concerns the seats: critical fasteners.

Dodge Challenger years to avoid

The 2010 Dodge Challenger stands out most: 103 complaints between 2009 and 2013, 25% of them naming the air bags.

The 2010 also carries 7 recalls, against a median of 5 for the ranked Dodge Challenger years.

The best-measured Dodge Challenger years are 2020 (0.3×), 2021 (0.3×) and 2017 (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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Dodge Challenger, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2023243—not ranked
2022297not ranked
202121914
0.3×
202012012
0.3×
201935931
0.6×
201847545
0.8×
201734921
0.4×
201627837
0.7×
2015612758
1.1×
2014514961
1.1×
2013517970
1.2×
2012avoid6253104
2.2×
2011619344
1.0×
2010avoid7299103
2.3×
2009713340
1.3×
20083101not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Dodge Challenger

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE15
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR9
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL3
  • TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS3
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD2
  • AIR BAGS2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH2

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

Every Dodge Challenger recall campaign (34)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Dodge Challenger, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V573000August 1, 2024seats: critical fasteners2023crash and injury2,852
24V112000February 15, 2024parking brake2023crash and injury1,808
22V808000October 27, 2022tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2022crash44,212
22V504000July 14, 2022tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2022crash52,340
21V664000August 26, 2021electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2021crash and injury135
21V516000July 8, 2021visibility: windshield2020–2021crash and injury21,258
20V191000September 10, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019crash319,610
19V758000October 24, 2019service brakes2019crash173
19V203000March 14, 2019electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2019crash7,929
19V018000January 15, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2014crash, injury and deathdo not drive1,413,222
18V524000August 9, 2018electrical system: wiring: front underhood2018crash12,779
18V332000May 17, 2018electrical system: wiring2015–2018crash4,815,661
18V280000May 1, 2018power train: automatic transmission2018crash71
18V021000January 9, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009–2013injury and deathdo not drive328,177
17V824000December 21, 2017equipment2009fire and injury61,791
17V741000November 21, 2017electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2014crash17,116
17V496000August 8, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2017crash and fire1,207
17V435000July 10, 2017electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2011–2014crash and fire442,214
17V431000July 7, 2017power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2017crash7,802
16V352000May 24, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2008–2012injury and deathdo not drive4,648,270
15V461000July 23, 2015equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.2015crash1,416,903
15V444000July 10, 2015air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2008–2010crash, injury and deathdo not drive88,460
15V282000May 13, 2015air bags: side/window2015crash and injury72
15V114000February 27, 2015engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline2015fire1,875
14V749000November 24, 2014electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2015crash11,674
14V634000October 8, 2014electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2011–2014crash435,081
13V118000April 3, 2013air bags2011–2012crash and injury119,497
13V103000March 21, 2013electrical system: wiring: front underhood2013firedo not drive4,051
10V475000October 7, 2010steering: electric power assist system2010fire23,237
10V200000May 11, 2010electrical system: ignition: module2010crash37,335
09V420000October 29, 2009wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2009–2010crash12,656
08V642000December 5, 2008tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2009crash175
08V458000September 10, 2008power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch2008–2009crash6,636
18E053000power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2014–2016, 2018crash—

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

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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