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DODGE CHARGER

2018 DODGE CHARGER

6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 167 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints167
Complaints citing a crash9
Complaints citing a fire1

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 6

24V1980002024-03-14

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR

An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in injury or death.

20V5120002020-08-27

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

The lack of a back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

18V5240002018-08-09

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.

18V3320002018-05-17

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

18V2800002018-05-01

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

If the incorrect park lock rod is installed, the transmission may not shift into 'PARK' and keep the vehicle from moving, increasing the risk of unintended vehicle movement and the risk of a crash.

18V2810002018-05-01

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

If the front driveshaft detaches from the vehicle it may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 44ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 33UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 13STRUCTURE:BODY
  • 11ENGINE
  • 9POWER TRAIN
  • 6SERVICE BRAKES
  • 6STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DOOR
  • 5AIR BAGS

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2018 DODGE CHARGERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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