The 2004 Dodge Viper has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 756,288 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS15V0460002015-01-28752,644 affected
Defect
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2002-2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured January 9, 2001, to March 28, 2003, 2002-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 13, 2001, to May 23 2003, and 2003-2004 Dodge Viper vehicles manufactured November 1, 2001, to June 30, 2004. Due to…
Consequence
Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Chrysler dealers will replace the air bag control module and side impact sensors as required, free of charge. This recall remedy was applied during earlier recall campaigns of these vehicles under safety recalls 12V527 and 13V040. All owners that have not had the recall repair performed under safety recalls 12V527…
AIR BAGS13V0400002013-02-063,644 affected
Defect
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2003 and 2004 Dodge Viper vehicles manufactured from November 1, 2001, through June 30, 2004. A component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front airbags and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.
Consequence
Inadvertent deployment of the airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners could increase the risk of personal injury and the possibility of a crash.
Remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. An interim notification iwas sent to owners on March 18, 2013. The recall began on March 26, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
3
1injuries
SUSPENSION
2
1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
1injuries
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
1
STEERING
1
STRUCTURE
1
1injuries
Total complaints11
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge viper. The contact stated that the air bag sensor warning light would sporadically illuminate, indicating that the air bag system was disabled. The vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign id number:13v040000 (air bags) but the contact was advised by the dealer that…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge viper. The contact stated that the rear suspension started to separate from the vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle while traveling 10 mph and veered off the roadway. The air bags immediately deployed, although the contact's vehicle had not impacted…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge viper. The contact stated that the rear suspension started to separate from the vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle while traveling 10 mph and veered off the roadway. The air bags immediately deployed, although the contact's vehicle had not impacted…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge viper. The contact stated that nhtsa campaign number 13v040000 (air bags) had a exceeded a reasonable time for repair, the dealer advised the contact that the part was not available for repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge viper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, he heard an abnormal thumping sound. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic, who advised the contact that the rear suspension knuckle was causing the failure. Additionally, the contact…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge viper. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, he heard an abnormal thumping sound. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic, who advised the contact that the rear suspension knuckle was causing the failure. Additionally, the contact…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2004 dodge viper. While driving 70 mph the vehicle became disabled and the warning lights illuminated indicating that all of the electrical component on the vehicle had failed. Occasionally, after turning the vehicle off and on it would reset itself and at other times it…”
“2004 dodge viper puts out excessive heat in the cabin area, caused consumers wife to burn her calf when exiting. *ts ***nar*** the side panels became very hot when the consumers wife was injured. *jb”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE13010 Opened 2013-04-26 · closed 2013-12-11
Rear suspension knuckle fracture
ODI opened PE13-010 on April 26, 2013, to investigate two complaints alleging loss of control crashes caused by rear suspension knuckle failure in model year (MY) 2005 and 2006 Dodge Viper vehicles.The incidents described in the complaints occurred in November and December 2012.Chrysler's response to ODI's…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Dodge Viper as of
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