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Dodge Journey

Every Dodge Journey model year on file, 2015 to 2022. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,538123 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82015 to 2022
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,000Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 553, 36% of the model's total

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

020040060020155532016201720182019202020212022
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 Journey complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
376
Engine and cooling
357
Powertrain
224
Brakes
210
Seats
162
Airbags
145
Speed control
108
Steering
104
Stability and traction control
82
Back-over prevention
62
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dodge Journey 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 Journey by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2022Not decoded0NoneNone0054
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0010
2020SUV653.123212116
2019SUV1015.924113119
2018SUV2345.156463139
2017SUV19711.238623158
2016SUV3887.094643181
2015SUV5539.81,21563223
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge Journey

  • 25V-552 Aug 26, 2025
    Cracks in the microprocessor may cause the vehicle's rearview camera image not to display properly
    Back-over prevention · 220k vehicles
  • 22V-723 Sep 29, 2022
    Amber side reflex reflector assembled into the headlamp may not reflect brightly enough
    Lighting · 83k vehicles
  • 18V-524 Aug 9, 2018
    Powertrain control module may be equipped with a voltage regulator chip in the circuit board that may fail, causing a stall or a no start condition
    Electrical system · 13k vehicles
  • 18V-523 Aug 9, 2018
    Rear brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance
    Brakes · 154k vehicles
  • 18V-398 Jun 14, 2018
    Backup camera may experience a loss of image display while backing up
    Back-over prevention · 1,837 vehicles
  • 18V-396 Jun 14, 2018
    When reverse gear has been selected, the rear camera view may not be fully visible within two seconds
    Visibility and wipers · 1,741 vehicles
  • 18V-332 May 17, 2018
    These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging
    Electrical system · 4.82M vehicles
  • 17V-432 Jul 7, 2017
    In the affected vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may unexpectedly deploy if the air bag wiring harness gets chafed within the steering wheel…
    Airbags · 363k vehicles
  • 16V-907 Dec 16, 2016
    Crankshaft or camshaft sensor may only work intermittently, causing the engine to stall
    Engine and cooling · 42k vehicles
  • 16V-461 Jun 24, 2016
    Transmission pump may seize causing a loss of hydraulic pressure
    Powertrain · 26k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.