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Dodge Challenger

Every Dodge Challenger model year on file, 1970 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,695169 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years231970 to 2023
Recall campaigns36Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,195Summed across model years
By model year

The 2010 model year drew the most complaints, 299

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0100200300197019741979198120092992011201320152017201920212023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Dodge Challenger complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
621
Engine and cooling
331
Airbags
281
Powertrain
188
Steering
147
Brakes
108
Fuel system
89
Speed control
59
Visibility and wipers
55
Structure
49
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dodge Challenger model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Dodge Challenger by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Sedan430.061420160
2022Sedan911.112920211
2021Sedan1931.622420286
2020Sedan2010.022211320
2019Sedan5911.943731314
2018Coupe7513.33,75041254
2017Coupe4916.31,22531194
2016Coupe7817.92,60021278
2015Coupe12616.72,52062350
2014Coupe14914.12,98051200
2013Coupe1799.52,23851206
2012Coupe2537.55,06061166
2011Coupe1937.32,41361123
2010Coupe2995.03,7387152
2009Coupe1339.06,6507146
2008Sedan1020.0283134
1981Not decoded10.0100000
1980Not decoded0NoneNone200
1979Not decoded0NoneNone101
1978Not decoded0NoneNone200
1974Not decoded0NoneNone100
1971Not decoded0NoneNone300
1970Not decoded0NoneNone500
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge Challenger

  • 24V-573 Aug 1, 2024
    Left rear seat back may not lock in the upright position
    Seats · 2,852 vehicles
  • 24V-112 Feb 15, 2024
    Parking brake may be improperly adjusted, which can result in a vehicle roll away
    Brakes · 1,808 vehicles
  • 22V-808 Oct 27, 2022
    Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensor battery may fail prematurely and cause the sensor to become inoperative
    Tires · 44k vehicles
  • 22V-504 Jul 14, 2022
    Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensor battery may fail prematurely and cause the sensor to become inoperative
    Tires · 52k vehicles
  • 21V-664 Aug 26, 2021
    Affected vehicles do not illuminate their safety system status indicators sufficiently in both daylight and nighttime driving conditions
    Electrical system · 135 vehicles
  • 21V-516 Jul 8, 2021
    During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash
    Visibility and wipers · 21k vehicles
  • 20V-191 Sep 10, 2020
    Software error can cause the rearview camera image to remain displayed after the vehicle has been shifted out of reverse
    Back-over prevention · 320k vehicles
  • 19V-758 Oct 24, 2019
    Incompatible front wheel and brake package was installed and may allow the front tire to contact the steering knuckle, causing tire damage
    Brakes · 173 vehicles
  • 19V-203 Mar 14, 2019
    Instrument cluster may not properly illuminate driver warnings
    Electrical system · 7,929 vehicles
  • 19V-018 Jan 15, 2019
    Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode
    Airbags · 1.41M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.