2014 Dodge Avenger · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 68owner reports
- 50,000median miles
- 12involved a crash
Newest report Apr 29, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
68 of the 193 complaints on this car describe airbag, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2014 Avenger.
Narrower sheets: Takata airbag inflator recall (44 reports)
Tick what matches of 68 reports
Airbag on other Avenger years
No other Avenger model year has enough reports of airbag for a sheet of its own. See every Avenger year.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (15 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the airbags covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 36,000 and 89,000 miles, from the 30 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Passenger headrest airbag deployed without collision when vehicle was parked while occupants were not in vehicle. Increased in safety hazard as airbag deployed prematurely.”
Filed Mar 3, 2023
“The active head restrains (AHR) deployed without vehicle being involved in collision. This could have caused injury and even death if anyone was operating the vehicle while it deployed. No warning lamps are active, but the system is clearly deployed.”
Filed Aug 17, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 12 of 68 reports involved a crash and 8 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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Other problems on this car
- Seat belt or seat problems 60 reports