2014 DODGE DURANGO Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2014 Dodge Durango has 9 recalls, the most serious involving an alternator that can fail without warning, stalling the engine, disabling safety systems, and in some cases causing a fire. The alternator issue and the cruise control concern together account for several of these recalls. On cruise control, a software defect can cause the vehicle to keep accelerating briefly after the driver lifts off the accelerator pedal, which raises crash risk depending on traffic conditions. Two recalls address these as distinct filings but describe the same underlying problems. On the safety systems side, a fault in the steering column control module can disable electronic stability control, leaving the driver with less help recovering from a skid. Separately, a fault in the occupant restraint control module can disable the front and side airbags along with the seatbelt pretensioners all at once, which significantly reduces crash protection for everyone in the vehicle. There is also a seatbelt and airbag concern rooted in the restraint control module, covered above, and a lower-severity issue involving a fire extinguisher stored in the vehicle: certain Kidde extinguishers with plastic handles or push-button indicators may fail to discharge properly if a fire occurs.