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.
2011 DODGE NITRO
3 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 197 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints197
Complaints citing a crash5
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 3 of 3
13V282000
AIR BAGS
In the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the active head restraints , their non-deployment could increase the risk of injury.
11V315000
STEERING:COLUMN
A MISSING OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED RIVET COULD COMPROMISE THE ABILITY OF THE STEERING COLUMN TO SUPPORT THE OCCUPANT LOADS IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL CRASH, DECREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRONTAL IMPACT SAFETY SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE CONDITION MAY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.
What owners report most
- 53ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 23AIR BAGS
- 16POWER TRAIN
- 16ENGINE
- 14FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 10VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 9SERVICE BRAKES
- 9UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2011 DODGE NITROs 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.