7 recalls covering model years 2023, 2024, 2025. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
The rear seat belts on the outer seats can get twisted inside the mechanism that pulls the belt back in. When that happens, the belt does not wind up the way it should and may not sit correctly against the person wearing it. A belt in that condition may not hold someone properly in a crash. Dealers will replace the retractor — the spring-loaded reel that takes up the slack in the belt — at no charge to you.
When you shift into reverse, the dashboard screen may not show the picture from the backup camera. The camera itself is not the problem; the display can fail to bring the image up, so you see a blank screen instead of what is behind you. Federal rules require a working rear view image, so these vehicles do not meet the standard. A dealer will load new software into the display, or replace the display if the software does not fix it.
On certain Dodge Hornet SUVs, the arm of the brake pedal can collapse under your foot. If that happens, you lose the ability to slow down or stop the vehicle with the brake pedal. The fix is to reinforce the pedal arm so it cannot give way. Chrysler mailed letters to owners in October 2024. Any Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep or Ram dealer can do the repair, and it does not cost you anything.
The sticker that lists your tire and wheel size is missing that information on some 2024 Dodge Hornet and Alfa Romeo Tonale vehicles. That label is what a tire shop or a mechanic looks at when replacing a wheel or a tire. Without it, someone could install a wheel that is the wrong size for your car. A wheel that does not match can change how the car handles and stops, which could lead to a crash.
Certain 2023-2024 Dodge Hornet and Alfa Romeo Tonale vehicles have the wrong number printed on the tire information sticker, the label in the driver's door opening that tells you how much weight the vehicle can carry. Because the number is wrong, an owner could load in more people and cargo than the vehicle is built to handle. An overloaded vehicle handles and stops poorly. A dealer puts a corrected label over the old one.
Hybrid and electric vehicles run so quietly that federal rules require a small speaker to make a sound when the vehicle is in reverse, warning people nearby. On these vehicles that speaker may be missing altogether, or its plug may have come loose, so nothing sounds when you back up. Someone walking behind you may not realize the vehicle is moving and could be struck. A dealer will check the connection and secure or replace the plug or speaker.
Two power cables in your plug-in hybrid Hornet — the positive cable on the regular 12-volt battery and the cable connector for the high-voltage battery — may not have been tightened enough at the factory. A loose connection can get very hot and start a fire, whether the car is parked or moving. Park outside and away from buildings until a dealer checks both connections and tightens them, which is free.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
Complaints owners have filed with NHTSA about the Dodge Hornet. These are unverified reports; better-selling years collect more.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: