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Dodge Stratus Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 24 recall campaigns for the Dodge Stratus, across 7 model years from 2000 to 2006. The 2001 has the most (14); the fewest among years with a recall is 2006 (3).

No Dodge Stratus model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2004, is at 1.4×.

Model years
7

2000–2006, with a recall

Recall campaigns
24
Most recalls
2001

14 recalls

Owner complaints
909

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 909 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Stratus across 8 model years; the most, 216, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 98 of the Dodge Stratus complaints (11%) and a fire on 77.

Across all Dodge Stratus model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 185 complaints), then the suspension (166).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Stratus in 2006: 100, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Dodge Stratus is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest Dodge Stratus recall, 16V401000, was reported on June 3, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.

Dodge Stratus years to avoid

The best-measured Dodge Stratus years are 2005 (0.4×), 2006 (0.7×) and 2003 (0.7×).

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 Stratus, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2007020not ranked
200637427
0.7×
200566218
0.4×
2004714468
1.4×
200367532
0.7×
2002615062
1.0×
20011418679
1.3×
2000921667
1.0×

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

What gets recalled most on the Dodge Stratus

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE7
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM7
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT7
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER6
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS4
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
  • CHILD SEAT2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1

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

Every Dodge Stratus recall campaign (24)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Dodge Stratus, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
16V401000June 3, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2001–2002injury16,315
15V338000June 2, 2015air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2001–2005injury443,442
06V001000January 5, 2006steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2000fire216,299
04V579000December 9, 2004steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm2005crash26,354
04V532000November 2, 2004seat belts: rear/other2005crash and injury8,000
04V313000June 29, 2004fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2004fire8,108
03V443000November 4, 2003fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2003–2004fire5,911
01V011002January 16, 2001power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines2001—28,439
01V005002January 8, 2001seats2001crash and injury20
00V366000November 9, 2000child seat2000–2001crash and injury1,211,756
00V320002October 27, 2000fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2001—3,480
00V306000October 12, 2000air bags: frontal2001injury419
00V299002October 2, 2000engine and engine cooling: engine2001crash554
00V278000September 18, 2000structure: frame and members: underbody shields2001—4,504
00V225002August 10, 2000steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)2001crash2,865
00V196000July 17, 2000service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2000—3,400
00V066000March 2, 2000equipment: other: labels2000—17,000
00V067000March 2, 2000fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting2000—38
06E088000fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2000crash—
07E023000service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder2001–2006crash—
09E025000exterior lighting: headlights2001–2004crash—
09E043000equipment2000fire—
09E056000suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint2000–2006crash—
10E059000suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2000–2006crash—

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

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Newest record on this page: July 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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