3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2010 Dodge Avenger. Owners have filed 163 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Dodge dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2010 Dodge Avenger. Check your Avenger by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 163 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Dodge Avenger, reporting 16 crashes, 8 fires, 13 injuries. Dodge has issued at least 41 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 163 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Dodge Avenger. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“While I was driving my car began to smoke, there was no warning lights on my dashboard & my temperature gage was in the middle, indicating my car was not overheated. I pulled over put the vehicle in park & it became completely engulfed in flames. My car is a total loss!”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11454601
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN HIS DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN A SNOW DRIFT, HE ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE BY REVVING THE ENGINE SO THE VEHICLE COULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11309842
“THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF A U-HAUL TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11162544
“THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11092244
“CAR WAS PARKED IN A CONDO PARKING LOT AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 3 DAYS. WALKED OUT TO CAR AND SAW SIGNS OF FIRE AT THE GAS INPUT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. OPENED THE GAS INPUT DOOR AND GAS CAP WAS MELTED AND DESTROYED, FIRE ASH, ETC. VISIBLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11062571
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2010 Dodge Avenger is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Dodge dealer.