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.
2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
5 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 798 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints798
Complaints citing a crash20
Complaints citing a fire6
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 5 of 5
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.
10V235000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD OCCUR INSIDE THE SLIDING DOOR, OVERHEATING THE LATCH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
What owners report most
- 331ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 137AIR BAGS
- 41ENGINE
- 33SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 30SERVICE BRAKES
- 27UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 22STEERING
- 20TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 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.