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Dodge Nitro Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Dodge Nitro, across 6 model years from 2007 to 2012. The 2007 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

Model years
6

2007–2012, with a recall

Recall campaigns
11
Most recalls
2007

7 recalls

Owner complaints
1,114

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,114 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Nitro across 7 model years; the most, 494, concern the 2007.

Owners marked a crash on 41 of the Dodge Nitro complaints (4%) and a fire on 26.

Across all Dodge Nitro model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 423 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (151).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Nitro in 2015: 132, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Dodge Nitro is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Dodge Nitro recall, 20V396000, was reported on July 7, 2020 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

Dodge Nitro years to avoid

Too few Dodge Nitro model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Dodge Nitro, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2012121not ranked
2011312233not ranked
201037814not ranked
20091242not ranked
2008339368not ranked
2007749493not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Dodge Nitro

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE2
  • PARKING BRAKE2
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT2
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
  • STEERING:COLUMN1

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

Every Dodge Nitro recall campaign (11)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Dodge Nitro, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V396000July 7, 2020air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2007–2011crash and injury925,239
13V282000July 2, 2013electrical system2011–2012crash and injury442,320
13V121000April 3, 2013power train: driveline: driveshaft2007–2008crash62,578
11V315000June 8, 2011steering: column2011crash and injury11,096
10V315000July 7, 2010service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder2010crash20,626
10V009000January 11, 2010service brakes, hydraulic2010crash20,045
09V438000November 6, 2009visibility: windshield wiper/washer2007crash82,079
08V525000October 8, 2008parking brake2007–2008crash3,663
07V434000September 14, 2007service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2007crash296,550
07V291000July 3, 2007electrical system2007crash80,894
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 Nitro. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: July 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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