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2014 Dodge Avenger Seats Problems

Complaints
24about this part
Share
12%of 205 total for the year
Median mileage
83,050miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the seats of the 2014 Dodge Avenger, 12% of the 205 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,050 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Both of my headrests deployed without any type of collision. The first happened a few months ago, my passenger side deployed overnight when the car was parked in the carport. The plastic clips were broken. Then on 7/15/2020, the drivers side headrest deployed at some point during the 8 hours my car was parked at work. Thankfully no one was in the seat either time because that would have resulted in injury. …”

NHTSA complaint #11339880, filed 2020-07, 85,000 miles

“I was driving and heard a loud pop. Looked at my passenger seat and saw the head rest came off the plastic holding in airbag. The bag did not deploy as far as I can see. I was in motion when it popped. I called to see if dealership would fix but they want me to pay since there is no recall but I feel when it comes to safety it should be fixed with no charge to customer especially when it was a malfunction on car.”

NHTSA complaint #11372706, filed 2020-11, 105,000 miles

“Both of my front seat headrests deployed as passengers were getting out the car and pushed against the seats to get out the car. The car was never involved in a car accident so I don't understand why the headrests deployed like they did. Since the pins are no longer in the headrests, it appears I will have to order new ones to correct the issue. The upholstery on the right passenger door has lifted.”

NHTSA complaint #11267556, filed 2019-10, 82,100 miles

“While sitting parked at a traffic light the active head restraint popped out. I spoke with someone about it at my local Dodge dealership on how to retract it and they pointed out that the bracket had broken and the head rest needed to be replaced.”

NHTSA complaint #11233709, filed 2019-07, 60,000 miles

“My seatbelts will unlatch whenever it feels like it, the seatbelts won't go in by themselves anymore, amd this all happened after we fixed the recall. Then all in a year the throttle body quit working, the alternator stopped working, it will not keep a charge, and sometimes when your driving for no reason at all the inside lights will dim and brighten. This all happens while in motion except the battery constantly dying even though the alternator and battery are new.”

NHTSA complaint #11351724, filed 2020-08, 130,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20142412%
20136011%
2012143%
201011%
200861%
199946%
199632%
199584%

Other parts of the 2014 Dodge Avenger

Air bags
69 complaintsEngine
42 complaintsSeat belts
39 complaintsElectrical system
33 complaintsOther or unknown
20 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaintsSteering
14 complaintsElectronic stability control
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Dodge Avenger

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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