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Dodge Avenger · 2013

5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V668000·2016-09-15

    Chrysler Recalls Vehicles Due to Potential Airbag and Seat Belt Failure

    Chrysler is recalling specific 2010-2014 models because a module may short circuit, preventing airbags and seat belt pretensioners from deploying in a crash.

    Product
    JEEP — JEEP, DODGE, CHRYSLER COMPASS, CALIBER, PATRIOT, SEBRING
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V552000·2013-11-06

    Chrysler Recalls 2013-2014 Vehicles for Engine Oil Pressure Loss

    Chrysler is recalling 2013 Dodge Avenger, Chrysler 200, and 2014 Jeep Compass and Patriot vehicles due to abrasive debris in engine bearings that may cause oil pressure loss and engine failure.

    Product
    JEEP — JEEP, DODGE, CHRYSLER COMPASS, AVENGER, 200, PATRIOT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V282000·2013-07-02

    Chrysler Recalls 2011-2013 Vehicles for Active Head Restraint Defect

    Chrysler is recalling specific 2011-2013 models because electrical issues may prevent active head restraints from deploying in rear-end collisions, increasing injury risk.

    Product
    DODGE — DODGE, JEEP, CHRYSLER AVENGER, LIBERTY, 200, SEBRING
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 1 open

  • PE11009 Preliminary Evaluation · steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
  • PE08052 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift
  • EA06004 Engineering Analysis · open · steering
  • EA05018 Engineering Analysis · power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
  • PE05056 Preliminary Evaluation · steering
  • PE05027 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2008 · powertrain 224 complaints, median 55,005 mi
  • 2013 · airbags 129 complaints, median 67,000 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2012 · airbags 87 complaints, median 60,000 mi
  • 2008 · cruise-control 87 complaints, median 84,661 mi
  • 2012 · visibility 84 complaints, median 80,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

345 manufacturer service bulletins across 8 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2014: 3.6/5 · 205 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2013: 3.0/5 · 548 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2012: 3.2/5 · 553 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2011: 3.4/5 · 209 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2010: 3.5/5 · 163 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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