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Dodge Journey Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 26 recall campaigns for the Dodge Journey, across 12 model years from 2009 to 2020. The 2009 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).

Dodge Journey years to avoid by our method: 2009 (6.1× the median year).

Model years
12

2009–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
26
Most recalls
2009

8 recalls

Owner complaints
5,297

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 5,297 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Journey across 14 model years; the most, 1,433, concern the 2009.

Owners marked a crash on 208 of the Dodge Journey complaints (4%) and a fire on 104.

Across all Dodge Journey model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 2,089 complaints), then the engine (952).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Journey in 2015: 830, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Dodge Journey is steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Dodge Journey recall, 25V552000, was reported on August 26, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.

Dodge Journey years to avoid

The 2009 Dodge Journey stands out most: 388 complaints between 2008 and 2012, 54% of them naming the electrical system.

The 2009 also carries 8 recalls, against a median of 4 for the ranked Dodge Journey years.

The best-measured Dodge Journey years are 2020 (0.1×), 2019 (0.2×) and 2011 (0.6×).

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 Journey, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202016611
0.1×
2019110219
0.2×
2018623789
0.8×
2017220296
0.8×
20164389163
1.4×
20156554203
1.8×
20147416175
1.5×
20134353111
0.9×
20126376108
1.1×
2011416959
0.6×
20103988176
1.9×
2009avoid81,433388
6.1×

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

What gets recalled most on the Dodge Journey

  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS8
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING8
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL6
  • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)4
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA3
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
  • EQUIPMENT1

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

Every Dodge Journey recall campaign (26)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Dodge Journey, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V552000August 26, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019–2020crash219,577
22V723000September 29, 2022exterior lighting2017–2018crash83,453
18V523000August 9, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2018crash154,335
18V524000August 9, 2018electrical system: wiring: front underhood2018crash12,779
18V396000June 14, 2018visibility: rearview mirrors/devices2018crash1,741
18V398000June 14, 2018back over prevention: sensing system: camera2018crash1,837
18V332000May 17, 2018electrical system: wiring2014–2018crash4,815,661
17V824000December 21, 2017equipment2014fire and injury61,791
17V432000July 7, 2017air bags: frontal2011–2015crash and injury363,480
16V907000December 16, 2016engine and engine cooling: engine2016crash42,231
16V461000June 24, 2016power train: automatic transmission2016crash26,298
16V273000May 6, 2016steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2009–2016crash8,569
16V047000January 29, 2016air bags: frontal2009crash and injury110,482
15V675000October 19, 2015electronic stability control (esc)2012–2015crash275,187
15V431000July 7, 2015engine and engine cooling: engine2011–2015fire145,379
14V711000November 7, 2014equipment: other: labels2014–2015crash667
14V373000June 26, 2014electrical system: ignition: switch2009–2010crash and injury722,705
11V550000November 10, 2011service brakes, hydraulic: fluid2012crash340
11V487000September 29, 2011engine and engine cooling2012crash667
11V315000June 8, 2011steering: column2011crash and injury11,096
10V658000December 24, 2010electrical system: wiring2009crash and injury64,934
10V475000October 7, 2010steering: electric power assist system2010fire23,237
09V118000April 9, 2009electrical system: wiring2009crash and injury4,314
09V082000March 12, 2009electrical system2009fire16,852
08V528000October 9, 2008power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2009crash712
08V247000June 3, 2008electrical system: wiring2009fire6,692

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

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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