Headlights too dim or fail

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the headlight assembly (41 reports), the bulb (12 reports) and the ballast or module (4 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the exterior lighting covers the 2021 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

What owners paid

31 of the 44 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,000 to $1,650.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 40,000 and 56,000 miles, from the 11 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“My vehicle is 5 years old with 54,000 miles on its and my driver's side headlight has failed. The headlamps are LED and in order to repair them, the entire housing needs a replacement, not just a bulb. My headlights need to be operational in order to drive safely at night. I have an appointment with the dealership to confirm the issue. There were not any warnings or failure symptoms.”

Filed Aug 25, 2026 · 54,000 miles

“The Driver's Side headlight Daytime Driving Light and Blinker stopped working at around 40k miles. We currently have have about 85k miles on it. The dealership stated is till cost over $1,000 to replace the headlight as the LED DRL and Blinker is not replaceable and the entire unit must be replaced.”

Filed Sep 25, 2025 · 40,000 miles

“Left turn signal stopped working. I learned to find out that it’s not replaceable. The whole headlight assembly needs to be replaced the cost of it over $1000. My vehicle is only four years old. Why isn’t it on a recall or replaceable by the manufacturer on the warranty?”

Filed Sep 11, 2025

“2021 Dodg Durango Daytime Running Light (DRL-driver side) failure. Daytime safety lighting affected. Thousands of reported issues (forums, etc.). Happening within only a couple years of purchase/low miles. Light (bulb or LED) cannot be replaced, only $1300 entire headlight assembly.”

Filed Jul 25, 2025