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2008 Dodge Nitro Air bags Problems

Complaints
23about this part
Share
6%of 393 total for the year
Median mileage
115,642miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the air bags of the 2008 Dodge Nitro, 6% of the 393 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 115,642 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“On 2/11/2021 me an my mom was head to doctor at 445am and it was just raining cold and we hit a patch of ice going 20 miles and hour and I lost control and we went rolling 3 times and air. Bags did not deploy and the seat belt restriors didnt restrict as we was rolling some time in process my head hit windshield and got knocked out it was on a hwy moving their was no one on the road but us.. It wount let me up load my pictures I have but will be glade to mail them to u waiting on police report he put wrong information about me on for so it needto be fixed.”

NHTSA complaint #11405233, filed 2021-03, 134,024 miles

“I was driving on a street where I had no stop signs or stop lights and at the cross street, I was hit (t-bone) by someone . The person had just been at the stop sign but did not see that I was passing by as I had no stop sign. Their car collided with mine on the driver / left passenger side. The airbags never deployed. The car shut off and I was unable to turn in on to move it. The driver side door was jammed shut. The car was in the shop for over 30 days due to the damage.”

NHTSA complaint #10584042, filed 2014-04, 30,000 miles

“What driving in my neighborhood and all of a sudden the airbag light came on and has not went off ever since. I have did the reset with turning the key in the ignition but it will not reset or turn off.”

NHTSA complaint #10717674, filed 2015-05, 151,000 miles

“I was driving my 2008 Dodge Nitro and felt a jerk then air bag tried to deploy and vehicle lost power while driving down the road. It did this twice and air bag on drivers side is trying to deploy with light and dinging every time driven. The gas cap will not seal causing check engine light to stay on and there has been contant electric issues. Head lights and tail lights have to now be constantly replaced and air bag light is always coming on with dinging noise. I believe I'm having issues with the drive train and several other issues that are all recalls in this year of Dodge Nitro.”

NHTSA complaint #11151057, filed 2018-11, 175,000 miles

“The airbags failed to deploy when I was in an accident. I t-boned another vehicle at approximately 35 MPH, when they turned into my path. I hit the car squarely in the rear passenger door. Both vehicles came to rest 90+ degrees clockwise from the direction we were traveling. The plastic front bumper, grill, fenders, and inner fenders were destroyed. The right side front tire of my Nitro was pushed back about 3 from its normal position. The center support of the bumper was broken and pushed about 12 into the radiator. I am sure there is a defect that prevented the air bags from working.”

NHTSA complaint #10592119, filed 2014-05, 63,700 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20112420%
20101215%
2009417%
2008236%
2007418%

Other parts of the 2008 Dodge Nitro

Electrical system
198 complaints
Fuel system
112 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
40 complaints
Exterior lighting
38 complaints
Brakes
33 complaints
Engine
29 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
26 complaints
Other or unknown
25 complaints
Electronic stability control
18 complaints
Body and structure
14 complaints
Steering
12 complaints
Engine cooling
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Dodge Nitro

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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