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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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2C3CDXCT1CH••••••2012 Dodge CHARGER
That is about average for the 2012 Dodge CHARGER — 7 complaints per build across 83 builds.
7on this build
588on the model
83builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedElectrical System 5Air Bags 2Engine 2Equipment Adaptive/mobility 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireMay 2016
I had he exact same alternator failure as described by the dodge charger p60 recall. I was on the highway going about 60mph when my radio and front panel flickered, then cut off for a few seconds before coming back on. My traction control and ABS lights stayed on. About a minute…
Air BagscrashJul 2013
Operating my vehicle with seatbelts employed, I was struck offset head-on from my left at the drivers front headlight from an oncoming vehicle who's driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic, making a left turn, crossing into my lane causing the collision and subsequent events.…
Electrical SystemAug 2017
Charger r/t. Battery saver mode came on and shuts off the car while driving. Not possible to restart. Took it to dealer 2months ago for the same issue, but they said everything is ok. It happened again today while I was driving and almost got into an accident. I've found a lot…
Air BagsJul 2016
Takata recall. I'm very concerned about the delay in getting my takata air bag repaired. The information shows that they are more likely to fail in high humidity climates. We live in louisiana so we are definitely affected. I would like to at least have an idea as to when to…
Electrical SystemJul 2016
While driving vehicle the battery saver mode illuminated on the electronic vehicle information center (or evic) alerting me that the charging system was in battery protection mode. When I arrived home I disconnected the battery to prevent total discharge of battery overnight and…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2C3CDXCT1CH134794 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.