NHTSA Safety Recalls
Dodge Magnum Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Dodge Magnum, across 5 model years from 2005 to 2009. The 2005 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2005
- Owner complaints
- 1,163
2005–2009, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,163 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Magnum across 6 model years; the most, 638, concern the 2005.
Owners marked a crash on 47 of the Dodge Magnum complaints (4%) and a fire on 14.
Across all Dodge Magnum model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 235 complaints), then the air bags (221).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Magnum in 2015: 195, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Dodge Magnum is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Dodge Magnum recall, 16V352000, was reported on May 24, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Dodge Magnum years to avoid
Too few Dodge Magnum model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Dodge Magnum years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Dodge Magnum
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT4
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
- AIR BAGS1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1
Dodge Magnum model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Dodge Magnum recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V352000May 24, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2005–2008 | injury and deathdo not drive | 4,648,270 |
| 15V313000May 26, 2015 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2005–2008 | crash, injury and deathdo not drive | 4,077,169 |
| 14V770000December 3, 2014 | air bags | 2005 | crash, injury and death | 250,896 |
| 14V567000September 17, 2014 | electrical system: ignition | 2008 | crash and injury | 292,798 |
| 08V583000November 6, 2008 | power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 2006–2009 | crash | 20,283 |
| 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 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Dodge Magnum. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted