16V668000
AIR BAGS
If the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.
2011 DODGE AVENGER
3 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 311 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints311
Complaints citing a crash22
Complaints citing a fire4
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
- 57UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 40ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 38ENGINE
- 35AIR BAGS
- 23VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 20SEAT BELTS
- 16SUSPENSION
- 14VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2011 DODGE AVENGERs 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.