Dodge Charger, Dakota, Durango And 1 More Recall R/2015/180: Driver Airbag Inflator, Who Is Affected And What To Do

Urgent

How serious

23 Oct 2015

Launched

1

vehicles in the UK

R25

Manufacturer’s campaign code

Dodge recalled Charger, Dakota, Durango and 1 more vehicles built between 18 February 2003 and 22 August 2011. The driver airbag inflator housing may rupture during normal airbag deployment events and metal fragments could injure components. The recall notice describes the fix as: on affected vehicles replace the driver's air bag inflator. You won't usually pay for it.¹

What’s Wrong

The driver airbag inflator housing may rupture during normal airbag deployment events and metal fragments could injure components. This is more likely to occur if the vehicle has been exposed to high levels of absolute humidity for extended periods of time.

DVSA's Original Wording

Concern: Driver airbag inflator Defect: The driver airbag inflator housing may rupture during normal airbag deployment events and metal fragments could injure components. This is more likely to occur if the vehicle has been exposed to high levels of absolute humidity for extended periods of time. Remedy: On affected vehicles replace the driver's air bag inflator.

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The Risk

The recall notice describes the concern as: driver airbag inflator.

The Fix

The recall notice describes the fix as: on affected vehicles replace the driver's air bag inflator.

Are You Affected?

Charger, Dakota, Durango and 1 more built between 18 February 2003 and 22 August 2011 may be included. Dodge estimates 1 vehicles in the UK. Enter your registration to check, then confirm by VIN with Dodge, because not every car in the date range may be included.

What To Do Now

1. Check your car by registration above, then by VIN with Dodge.
2. Book with any franchised Dodge dealer, quoting the campaign code R25 or the DVSA reference R/2015/180. See how to get a Dodge recall fixed.
3. Follow the letter's instructions until the repair is done. See can you drive a car with a recall?.

Related Recalls

This is one of 24 Dodge recalls in DVSA’s data. The Dodge recall launched before it was R/2015/128 on 17 Jul 2015, for passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly. The one launched after it was R/2015/190 on 30 Oct 2015, for side airbag may not deploy as intended. You can also see every Dodge recall, all recalls launched in 2015 and airbag recalls across every make.

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Source: DVSA recall R/2015/180, launched 23 October 2015. Data updated 15 October 2026. How we grade urgency.