20V396000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Projectiles as a result of driver air bag deployment in the event of a crash can increase the risk of injury.
2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
7 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 1,965 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints1,965
Complaints citing a crash47
Complaints citing a fire25
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 7
16V047000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. Additionally, the air bags may inadvertently deploy, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V373000
AIR BAGS
If the ignition key inadvertently moves into the OFF or ACCESSORY position, the engine will turn off, which will then depower various key safety systems including but not limited to air bags, power steering, and power braking. Loss of functionality of these systems may increase the risk of crash and/or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
14V055000
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Failure of the rear axle may increase the risk of a crash.
11V394000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AN INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT IN FRONT OF THE DEPLOYING AIRBAG AND/OR A VEHICLE CRASH.
10V611000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AN INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT IN FRONT OF THE DEPLOYING AIRBAG AND/OR A VEHICLE CRASH.
What owners report most
- 808ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 287AIR BAGS
- 126SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 117ENGINE
- 74SERVICE BRAKES
- 53STEERING
- 49POWER TRAIN
- 43EXTERIOR LIGHTING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVANs 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.