2012 Dodge Grand Caravan air bags problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The driver's seat active headrest spontaneously deployed while my wife was operating the van. Luckily this did not cause an accident, but being hit in the back of the head by the headrest certainly can cause an accident in the future. Inspection shows the internal plastic latch mechanism broken…”
filed Jul 3, 2025
“Greenway CDJR in Florence Alabama did the T33 airbag recall on my Grand Caravan. I recently found out while investigating another issue that they had taken a shortcut and the work wasn't properly or thoroughly done. The recall was to correct an issue with exposed wiring and the remedy was to…”
filed Nov 20, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may unexpectedly deploy if the air…Campaign 17V376000 · Jun 13, 2017
Air Bags problems in other Grand Caravan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Grand Caravan | 5 | 26% |
| 2019 Grand Caravan | 11 | 5% |
| 2018 Grand Caravan | 12 | 4% |
| 2017 Grand Caravan | 21 | 5% |
| 2016 Grand Caravan | 22 | 2% |
| 2015 Grand Caravan | 24 | 9% |
| 2014 Grand Caravan | 47 | 13% |
| 2013 Grand Caravan | 34 | 7% |
| 2011 Grand Caravan | 19 | 4% |
| 2010 Grand Caravan | 143 | 17% |
| 2009 Grand Caravan | 137 | 25% |
| 2008 Grand Caravan | 292 | 23% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan
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.