2016 Dodge Caravan Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2016 Dodge Caravan. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“In two different occasions the lock actuators what bad on both rear sliding doors for the passengers side and drivers side. This is a costly problem to have and uncalled for on a reliable form of transportation. I have the understanding by talking to the maintenance manager that this is a problem…”
“The passenger sliding door will not open. It appears to be an issue with the locking mechanism. One day we parked and locked the car to get ice cream and when we came back the door wouldn't unlock. *tr”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge caravan. The contact stated that the rear driver's side sliding door failed to function properly. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact drove to milford auto group jeep chrysler dodge ram (1470 boston post rd, milford, ct 06460, [REDACTED]) and…”
“Lose all power for reverse, put vehicle in reverse and shift into but no power when gas pedal is pushed.”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge caravan. While in park, the gear shifter failed to engage into drive. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate and jerked. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to san antonio chrysler dodge jeep ram (11910 I-35…”
“We have a 2016 dodge grand caravan that has been diagnosed by a mechanic to need a rear ac evaporator installed at a cost of over $1000.00. This is unacceptable as we were told it is a known mopar problem. As the head of household for a family of five, I don't know where to find this amount of…”
“Driver side rear door lock , want open.”
“Bought the car used a year ago. It has 57,578 miles on speedometer. Driver side sliding door locked shut, will not open from inside, outside or remotely. Just drove in driveway and parked and it will not open. Five minutes before it opened and closed fine as we had been shopping.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Dodge Caravan as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.