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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
2C4RDGBG5GR••••••2016 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN
That is about average for the 2016 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN — 19 complaints per build across 50 builds.
27on this build
973on the model
50builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedPower Train 7Electrical System 7Engine 3Structure 3
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJun 2024
The contact owned a 2016 Dodge Caravan. The contact stated that while her son was drunk driving and passed out at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle crashed into a sign and a guardrail causing the vehicle to flip over and come to a stop at a ditch. The contact stated the vehicle…
Electrical SystemfireFeb 2019
The contact owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle began to ride roughly and the engine hesitated. While the contact was inspecting under the hood, a burning odor was present. It was discovered that a wire harness had melted. The vehicle…
Power TrainJul 2026
The transmission on this vehicle has started to make a whining noise from the transmission which is consistent with the symptoms of a failing transmission pump cover under recall S44. If this were to fail while driving it can lead to a serious or fatal accident. I have not yet…
Unknown Or OtherNov 2024
Transmission started shifting hard at 98K miles. It died at red lights on occasion. Took to shop and they replaced the transmission solenoid. That fixed it from dying at red lights but vehicle transmission is about to fully go out right at 100K miles. I will never buy another…
Latches/locks/linkagesFeb 2021
The contact owns a 2016 dodge grand caravan. The contact stated that the driver's side sliding door failed to unlatch or open as designed. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the manufacturer nor the…
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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 2C4RDGBG5GR160244 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.