2015 Dodge Journey · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 68owner reports
- 57,000median miles
- $1,000median quote
- 18involved a crash
Newest report Jan 10, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
68 of the 552 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 68 reports
Airbag on other Journey years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2018, 2019.
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 (13 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the airbags covers the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In the affected vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may unexpectedly deploy if the air bag wiring harness gets chafed within the steering wheel and short circuits.
All 6 recalls on the 2015 Dodge Journey, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Journey
Air bag non-deployment/engine stall. Closed mar 2, 2015, led to recall 14V-373.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 68 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $600 to $8,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 35,000 and 85,500 miles, from the 41 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Air bag light comes on and stays on sometimes for days. Air bag light may come on going down a gravel road with a lot of ruts and if I make a sharp left or right turn it will come on.”
Filed Sep 9, 2024
“Hi I owned JOURNEY 2015 since 2 years all of sudden I noticed some fluids red colour under the HOOD leaking drastically so I parked the vehicle at my Driveway I came to know from my neighbours that they have a recall on there JOURNEY 2014 v4”
Filed Apr 22, 2024
“Airbag light comes on and won't go off. Thereâs not a reason to or it to be on such as impact.”
Filed Apr 12, 2024
“Driver side headrest has deployed, and there was no warning or notification prior to this happening. I should not have to pay hundreds of dollars on a replacement if clips or what may it be to hold device together are faulty. 1st vehicle with this problem, and now my 2nd Jeep Compass has this issue as well. No accidents, just deployed.”
Filed Feb 22, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 18 of 68 reports involved a crash and 29 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.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 105 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 93 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 75 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 54 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 41 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 29 reports