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Dodge Neon Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Dodge Neon, across 6 model years from 2000 to 2005. The 2000 has the most (11); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (4).

Dodge Neon years to avoid by our method: 2000 (2.1× the median year).

Model years
6

2000–2005, with a recall

Recall campaigns
13
Most recalls
2000

11 recalls

Owner complaints
1,048

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,048 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Neon across 6 model years; the most, 337, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 199 of the Dodge Neon complaints (19%) and a fire on 35.

Across all Dodge Neon model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 191 complaints), then the air bags (174).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Neon in 2004: 129, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Dodge Neon is exterior lighting, in 18 model-year listings.

The newest Dodge Neon recall, 01V154000, was reported on May 8, 2001 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum.

Dodge Neon years to avoid

The 2000 Dodge Neon stands out most: 236 complaints between 1999 and 2003, 21% of them naming the air bags.

The 2000 also carries 11 recalls, against a median of 5.5 for the ranked Dodge Neon years.

The best-measured Dodge Neon years are 2005 (0.5×), 2004 (0.5×) and 2002 (0.9×).

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 Neon, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
200549636
0.5×
200459443
0.5×
20035202102
1.2×
2002617390
0.9×
200110146109
1.1×
2000avoid11337236
2.1×

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

What gets recalled most on the Dodge Neon

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING18
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS8
  • SUSPENSION6
  • CHILD SEAT2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM2
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1

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

Every Dodge Neon recall campaign (13)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Dodge Neon, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
01V154000May 8, 2001service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2000–2001—353,000
01V039000February 12, 2001equipment: other: labels2001—137
00V415000December 12, 2000equipment: other: labels2001—1,504
00V366000November 9, 2000child seat2000–2001crash and injury1,211,756
00V194000July 17, 2000vehicle speed control2000crash263,000
99V114000May 6, 1999suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2000—744
99V043000March 11, 1999air bags: frontal2000crash and injury488
06E026000exterior lighting2000–2005crash—
06E049000exterior lighting2000–2005crash—
08E033000suspension2000–2005crash—
08E050000exterior lighting: headlights2000–2004crash—
09E012000exterior lighting2000–2005crash—
09E025000exterior lighting: headlights2000–2002crash—

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

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Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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