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2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Airbags Problems

21 owner-reported airbags complaints from NHTSA data

21
Complaints
1
Crashes
Jan 2021Dec 2019
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (21)

criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. While the contact's husband was driving 15 MPH, the front passenger's side headrest detached from the base and struck the contact in the back of the head extremely hard. The air bag had not deployed.

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NHTSA #: 11672348
criticalAIR BAGS,SUSPENSION
Filed: Mar 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan mobility vehicle. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side rear wheel air bag was deployed. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence.

NHTSA #: 11578451
criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2023

The driver side automatic headrest randomly deployed while we were driving down the highway. Thankfully the driver was leaning forward and did not receive the full force of the blow. It appears the plastic brackets inside are shattered.

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NHTSA #: 11530176
criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Aug 2021

The front head rests contain a safety device that extends the head rest to support the head during a crash. We were unaware of this feature until the passenger head rest burst over a year ago. That was reported in a seperate incident report.

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NHTSA #: 11431133
criticalAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Apr 2021

Front passenger active headrest system deployed with no explanation. The vehicle was being driven normally in a parking lot and the headrest just went off.

NHTSA #: 11413953
criticalAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Jan 2021

Front seat active head restraint deployed on its own. Vehicle was parked with nobody inside when it happened. I did receive a letter in mail that it is an issue and letter had been submitted with this.

NHTSA #: 11388897
criticalAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Sep 2020

While my husband was driving the passenger side headrest deployed for no reason! I happened to be sitting in the seat at the time and thankfully it didn't hurt me but it scared the crud out of me!! We were actually only going about 5mph as we were coming out of the parking lot of a chic-fil-a.

NHTSA #: 11361327
criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Jun 2020

I took my car in for service to fix air conditioner not working they fixed the front and rear evaporators . I picked up from dealer drove t mins down the road and while driving both the driver and passenger head ready air bags deployed . Almost caused an accident not to mention hit me in the back of head while driving down major hwy 41 in fla .

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NHTSA #: 11331269
criticalAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: May 2020

The headrest deployed while driving down a residential street.

NHTSA #: 11325625
criticalAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Dec 2019

The driver's side headrest deployed unexpectedly. My vehicle was parked in my garage. The car was stationary, not running and had not been in any kind of collision.

NHTSA #: 11287994
criticalAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Sep 2019

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge grand caravan. Passenger side headrest unit erroneously deployed. Passenger sustained head injury cause of the failure was unknown the contact stated that while at a stop light the passenger side active headrest unit erroneously deployed causing a head injury to the passengers.

NHTSA #: 11253567
criticalAIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
CrashFiled: Aug 2019

I had a minor collision where a car backed into me as I was driving forward at a slow rate of speed. Minor body damage to both cars. However, all of my front air bags deployed.

NHTSA #: 11242808
criticalAIR BAGS,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2019

On this 2015, florida based, dodge grand caravan with 58,640 miles, the passenger side active head restraint deployed with the car parked in the driveway and no one in it. It could not be reset as the thin plastic bracket that held a metal restraining bar in place disintegrated under the pressure of the deployment spring and released. In fact it appeared that multiple plastic parts had broken.

NHTSA #: 11229347
criticalAIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: May 2019

The passenger seat headrest deployed while the car was sitting in my driveway sometime between sunday evening (5/26) and tuesday afternoon (5/28). The car had not been involved in any accidents prior to or during this time frame. My husband and I had driven our 2015 dodge caravan on sunday.

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NHTSA #: 11210753
criticalAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Jul 2017

The active-restraint head rests deployed while driving through a parking lot making a loud bang that sounded like a gun shot. The deployment of the active-restraint head rests was a distraction to the driver and if anyone had been in the passenger seat it could have caused an injury.

NHTSA #: 11010988
criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Jun 2017

2015 grand caravan my wife michelle o'connell drive in pulling into our driveway and the headrest restraint system airbag deployed striking my wife in the back of the head van was towed to black chrysler dodge ram in statesville north carolina to be repaired my wife sought medical attention chrysler then demanded the vehicle be inspected by an independent inspector to see if it was in an accident after the report was done in received chrysler notify the dealer do not touch the vehicle the report said the vehicle was flawless which we knew that then chrysler's lawyer contacted us and said we are not fixing your vehicle until you sign paperwork absolving us of any liability which they know they're liable cuz the van is in perfect condition we are reporting this because we believe there is a known defect by chrysler and they're trying to sweep it under the rug they had a similar incident where they had to recall 880000 vehicles in 2013 for the exact same issue chrysler made of direct threat saying we're not going to fix your vehicle and leave it on registerable because of the airbag for inspection and unusable unless you absolve us of liability the vehicle was only traveling less than 2 miles an hour pulling into our driveway it was a driver's side headrest restraint at deployed

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NHTSA #: 10993658
criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Jul 2016

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge caravan. While driving 40 MPH, the air bags deployed without warning or impact. The front driver and passenger air bags did not deploy.

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NHTSA #: 10891688
criticalAIR BAGS
Filed: Sep 2015

I bought a 2015 dodge caravan avp model and wanted the stow-away roof rack added. It wasn't until I brought the vehicle home that I discovered that the wrong roof rack had been installed. Then I read the owners guide and I found the warning about not drilling into the roof.

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NHTSA #: 10764112
mediumAIR BAGS
Filed: Mar 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger's side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed and the contact was informed that the passenger's side air bag needed to be replaced.

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NHTSA #: 11511550
mediumAIR BAGS,SEATS
Filed: Sep 2018

My vehicle is equipped with headrest air bags. A year ago my passenger side headrest air bag engaged while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot and we were inside a restaurant. There was no damage to the vehicle to indicate it to go off.

NHTSA #: 11130671
lowAIR BAGS
Filed: Nov 2025

While driving a vehicle in front of me turned in front of another vehicle which pushed that car sideways and there was no way to stop so my front end hit the back end of their vehicle totalling my van.

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NHTSA #: 11697383

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