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2016 Dodge Grand Caravan

Model year 2016: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 27, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

6 recalls for the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

Dec 17, 2025. Equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:

NHTSA counts 86 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 25V-876

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 15, 2020. Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump; fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

NHTSA counts 122 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-278

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 21, 2017. Equipment

NHTSA counts 61,791 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 4, 2014 to Apr 29, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-824

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 24, 2016. Power train: automatic transmission

NHTSA counts 26,298 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 31, 2015 to Apr 18, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-461

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 16, 2016. Seats: mid/rear assembly

NHTSA counts 99 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 17, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-300

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 24, 2015. Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch

NHTSA counts 1,625 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 19, 2015 to Aug 27, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-595

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

1,002 complaints to NHTSA, received from Apr 12, 2016 to Sep 30, 2026.

  • 14 complaints told of a crash, and 7 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 13 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 1 version of the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan: 4 stars overall.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
Grand Caravan, VAN, FWD 4 stars 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 16.4% chance of rolling over; no tip

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

NHTSA’s notes on these ratings

  • The rear passenger head restraint rotated 90 degrees forward from its original upright locked position during impact and prevented the test dummy from moving away from the striking barrier

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: no.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 27, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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