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2020 Dodge Charger

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

57

Complaints

10

Crashes

2

Fires

7

Injuries

1

Deaths

Owners of the 2020 Dodge Charger have filed 57 safety complaints with NHTSA between December 2020 and June 2026. The most complained-about system is the air bags, named in 36 of them (63%). The typical failure was reported at 20,000 miles, the median across the 10 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Complaints halved year on year: 7 in the twelve months to 2026-Q1, against 26 in the twelve before.

NHTSA has issued 3 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (3)

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR

24V198000 · March 14, 2024

The defect
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) (Stellantis) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles. The right and left side curtain air bag inflators may rupture due to a manufacturing defect.
The risk
An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in injury or death.
The remedy
Dealers will replace both side curtain air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning February 20, 2025. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 19B.

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) (Stellantis) · up to 284,982 vehicles across all model years covered

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

21V516000 · July 8, 2021

The defect
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, and Chrysler 300 vehicles. During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 212, "Windshield Mounting."
The risk
A windshield that separates from the vehicle during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will remove and replace the front windshield urethane sealant, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 31, 2021. Owners may contact FCA US LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US LLC's number for this recall is Y47.

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · up to 21,258 vehicles across all model years covered

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

20V512000 · August 27, 2020

The defect
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Dodge Charger Pursuit vehicles equipped with a "stealth mode." When stealth mode is selected, the backup camera rearview image will not display when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
The risk
The lack of a back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update body control module software to disable stealth mode when the vehicle is shifted into "Reverse", free of charge. The recall began October 22, 2020. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is W62.

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) · up to 26,361 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 57.

AIR BAGS 36 63%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10 18%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 11%
ENGINE 6 11%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 5%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 4%
SEATS 2 4%
STRUCTURE 2 4%
VISIBILITY 2 4%
VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 4%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 2%
TIRES 1 2%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2024 at 23.

2020 2024 2026
2020 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

1 death · crash · towed

Daughter was in accident head on and loss control of car, couldn’t stop because KNEE AIR BAG deployed and wouldn’t allow her to step on brake. The car finally stopped from engine damage after about 200 yards but she almost went into oncoming traffic because she was unable to push the brake down. VERY UNSAFE

NHTSA complaint 11470459. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

2 injured · crash · towed

I was stopped in break down lane and a ford f150 going about 60mph slammed into the back of me and spun my charger into a jersey barrier. Not 1 airbag deployed. If it had deployed it could have prevented my fiancé from splitting his head open on impact

NHTSA complaint 11492356. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

2 injured · crash · towed

I was in a car accident. A woman hit my car in the drivers door at 40mph straight into the door. My air bags did NOT deploy. None of them deployed at all. The manufacturer was no help to me at all. I was injured in the car accident.

NHTSA complaint 11503306. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed

The contact's son owns a 2020 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while his son was driving 40 MPH, when another vehicle was making a turn and collided with the front driver side of the vehicle. The contact stated another vehicle pushed his son's vehicle across 10 meters and crashed into a wall. The air bags did not deploy. The driver (son) sustained injuries on his neck and back but did not seek medical attention on the day of the incident. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. The contact stated the following day, the driver sought medical attention at an urgent care. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been

NHTSA complaint 11429710, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

59,000 miles

The contact owns a 2020 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V198000 (Air Bags). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who initially informed the contact that parts were not yet available. The contact was later informed that parts were available, but a technician was not available to perform the recall repair. The contact stated that later, while the vehicle was unoccupied, parked, and turned off in the driveway, the front passenger's side air bag unexpectedly deployed, causing damages to the upholstery. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. A second dealer, Arrigo Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Ft. Pierce (5851 US-1, Fort Pierce,

NHTSA complaint 11746136, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire

Car caught fire while parked in a parking garage. Car was off.

NHTSA complaint 11745385. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My passenger interior door panel structure on my 2020 Dodge Charger Scat Pack is expanding and separating. The warping plastic lip is shifting into the window channel and could impede the proper deployment path of the side-impact curtain or door airbags. This is a known issue with these vehicles and something needs to be done

NHTSA complaint 11742205. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

towed · 68,000 miles

The contact owns a 2020 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V198000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the air bag deployed while the vehicle was parked. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer but was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

NHTSA complaint 11728208. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured

While driving under normal conditions with no collision or impact, the side curtain airbag in my Dodge Charger Scat Pack deployed spontaneously. The deployment caused the headliner and pillar trim to rupture and released what appeared to be metal fragments and more. Occupants sustained scratches and narrowly avoided facial injury. I discovered there’s a recall on this airbag as this is a known issue. I brought the vehicle to an authorized Dodge dealership for diagnosis and repair. During this process, i was informed that the VIN has an active safety recall related to the airbag/SRS system. However, the dealership declined to perform recall-related inspection or repairs due to the vehicle

NHTSA complaint 11721443, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

crash · towed

I had a accident about 5 days ago where I got in a accident and upon impact my airbags deployed a lot of smoke came out of the air bags I couldn’t c or breathe and I also got burn by the air bags there was a open recall on my dodge charger that they said they took care of how ever messege on dash kept saying service air bag and currently it’s at a body shop being checked

NHTSA complaint 11720036. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Dodge Charger

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2023 26 2 —
2022 13 3 —
2021 32 2 —
2019 120 5 —
2018 122 6 —
2017 128 4 —
2016 182 5 —
2015 135 7 —
2014 343 9 2
2013 359 8 —
2012 648 14 —
2011 694 11 —
2010 232 6 2

Other 2020 Dodge models

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Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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