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2012 Dodge Caliber air bags problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2012 Dodge Caliber35% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Air Bags complaints
35%
share of all complaints
median reported mileage
4 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge caliber. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v668000 (seat belts, air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…

    filed Sep 21, 2020

  • Air bags did not deploy in my car accident in april 2017, car was totaled. Received concussion and whiplash as a result of my air bags not deploying. My car was reg maintained at the dodge dealership on river dale rd, ogden, ut called in and spoke with a rep (shay) 10/09/2017 and she gave me a case…

    filed Oct 9, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Caliber years

YearReportsShare
2011 Caliber3622%
2010 Caliber3120%
2009 Caliber73%
2008 Caliber226%
2007 Caliber465%
Caliber air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.