2009 Dodge Charger

The 2009 Dodge Charger has 5 recalls, the most serious involving the front airbag inflators on both the driver and passenger sides, which can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin, causing serious injury or death.

Both the driver-side and passenger-side frontal airbag inflators are affected by this issue. The passenger-side inflator recall is specifically scoped to vehicles sold or ever registered in high-humidity states and territories, including Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and others, where moisture accelerates the degradation that leads to rupture. The driver-side inflator carries the same rupture risk and covers a broader population of vehicles. These are part of the wider Takata airbag defect that affected vehicles across many manufacturers, and prior repair attempts in some cases did not fully resolve the issue.

On the drivetrain side, this recall only affects Police Package models built with a column shifter: the gearshift cable can slip off its mounting bracket at the steering column, causing the shift position display to show the wrong gear. When that happens, the vehicle may roll in an unexpected direction without the driver anticipating it, raising the risk of a crash.

There is also a concern with the tire pressure monitoring system on a small number of vehicles. The sensors can fail to transmit accurate pressure readings, leaving the driver unaware that one or more tires are underinflated. Running on low tire pressure puts extra stress on the tire structure and can lead to sudden tire failure.