Dodge Lemon Law Attorneys in Texas
If your Charger, Challenger, Durango, Hornet, or Charger Daytona EV keeps going back to a Texas Dodge dealer for the same defect, you may qualify for replacement or a full refund under Tex. Occ. Code §§2301.601–613 and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
Texas Dodge owners who took delivery in 2021 or later may file a Texas Lemon Law claim under Tex. Occ. Code §§2301.601–613 if the same defect has been to a Dodge dealer four or more times — or the vehicle has been out of service 30+ cumulative days — within the first 24,000 miles or 24 months. Filing routes through TxDMV (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Lemon Law Section). The default remedy is replacement or full refund. Under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2)), FCA US LLC (Stellantis) pays the consumer's attorney fees when the consumer prevails.
Why Texas Dodge Owners Need a State-Specific Strategy
Texas runs a substantial Dodge retail market across four product overlaps: the Charger and Challenger LX-platform muscle cars (Last Call era production through 2023), the Durango three-row SUV, the 2023+ Hornet compact SUV (Alfa Tonale platform), and the 2024+ Charger Daytona EV (STLA Large platform). Texas’s lemon law — Tex. Occ. Code §§2301.601–613 — runs the consumer claim process and the TxDMV (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Lemon Law Section) filing path.
Texas Dodge owners typically have two routes: file under Texas Lemon Law, or pursue a broader Dodge lemon law claim under federal Magnuson-Moss. The right call depends on the Dodge / Stellantis defect pattern your vehicle has, where you are in the 24,000 miles or 24 months rights window, and whether an informal-dispute remedy is on the table.
Dodge Models Texas Owners File On Most
Charger (LX-platform sedan)
NHTSA recall 24V-198 (March 2024) covers ~285,000 2018–2021 Charger and Chrysler 300 sedans for side-curtain airbag inflators that may rupture and eject sharp metal fragments into the cabin (Takata-adjacent inflator defect). NHTSA recall 22V-866 (November 2022) covers 2022 Charger and Durango for an inadequately heat-treated column shifter assembly that may slip out of "Drive," causing sudden loss of drive power. NHTSA recall 24V-112 (February 2024) covers ~1,800 2023 Last Call Charger, Challenger, and Chrysler 300 production for improperly adjusted parking brakes (FMVSS 135 rollaway). NHTSA recalls 22V-504 / 22V-808 cover ~52,000 2022 Charger/Challenger TPMS sensor battery failures masking real low-pressure events. Four documented dealer repair attempts across any of these patterns meet the §2301.605(a)(1) four-attempt threshold.
Defect classes: side-curtain airbag rupture (24V-198), shifter heat-treat (22V-866), parking brake (24V-112), TPMS sensor (22V-504/808)Challenger (LX-platform coupe)
NHTSA recall 24V-112 covers 2023 Last Call Challenger parking brake adjustment defects (FMVSS 135 rollaway) alongside Charger and Chrysler 300. NHTSA recalls 22V-504 / 22V-808 cover 2022 Challenger TPMS sensor battery failures. Texas claims on the 6.4L 392, R/T Scat Pack, and 6.2L supercharged Hellcat / Redeye / Demon production also track lifter-tick and oil-consumption complaints that appear in Stellantis service bulletins but are not currently the subject of a 2021+ NHTSA recall — meaning these patterns run under state lemon law and Magnuson-Moss rather than under a federal recall remedy. The Challenger ICE production line ended in 2023, but Texas warranty claims remain active across the 2021–2023 cohort.
Defect classes: parking brake (24V-112), TPMS sensor (22V-504/808), 6.4L 392 / 6.2L Hellcat lifter (TSB-level)Durango (cross-platform with Wagoneer / Ram HD)
NHTSA recalls 22V-140 + 24V-415 cover ~580,000 2021–2022 Durango (and Ram 2500/3500) for ABS control-module software bugs that can disable Electronic Stability Control altogether (FMVSS 126 non-compliance). NHTSA recall 24V-436 (June 2024) covers ~1.03 million 2021–2022 Durango plus the broader Stellantis platform fleet (Jeep, Ram, Pacifica/Voyager) for a Uconnect software defect that prevents the rearview camera display in Reverse (FMVSS 111). NHTSA recall 22V-866 covers the same shifter heat-treat defect on the 2022 Durango as the Charger. NHTSA recall 23V-115 covers ~139,000 2021–2023 Durango for rear spoilers that can detach onto the roadway. Texas Durango filings regularly stack two or three of these patterns on a single vehicle.
Defect classes: ABS/ESC offline (22V-140 / 24V-415), rearview camera (24V-436), shifter (22V-866), rear spoiler (23V-115)Hornet (2023+ compact SUV, Alfa Tonale platform)
NHTSA recall 23V-623 (September 2023) covers ~4,100 2023–2024 Hornet PHEV (and Alfa Romeo Tonale) for 12V positive cables and high-voltage connector cables that may not be tightened properly, causing overheating and fire (park-outside warning issued). NHTSA recall 24V-752 (October 2024) covers ~21,000 2024–2025 Hornet (and Tonale) for brake pedals that may collapse under load, causing total loss of braking function. NHTSA recall 25V-246 covers ~48,500 2023–2025 Hornet / Tonale for the same rearview-camera blackout defect as the broader 24V-436 platform recall. Three separate launch-quality safety recalls in 24 months on a brand-new model line makes the 2023–2025 Hornet a textbook lemon-law candidate.
Defect classes: PHEV battery cable fire (23V-623), brake pedal collapse (24V-752), rearview camera (25V-246)Charger Daytona EV (2024+ STLA Large)
The 2024–2025 Charger Daytona EV (Stellantis STLA Large platform, shared with Jeep Wagoneer S) is the subject of three FMVSS-compliance recalls in its first 18 months on the market. NHTSA recall 25V-574 covers a park-pawl spring positioning defect that prevents "P" engagement (FMVSS 114 rollaway). NHTSA recall 25V-389 covers ~8,400 units for a missing pedestrian-warning sound (FMVSS 141 silent-EV requirement). NHTSA recall 26V-262 covers ~20,000 units for an instrument-cluster software bug that can blank the IPC display — violating FMVSS 108 (lighting), 126 (ESC), 135 (brake), 138 (TPMS), and 208 (airbag) simultaneously, since the IPC is the indicator surface for all five. Texas Charger Daytona EV owners with documented IPC blackout, missing pedestrian sound, or park-pawl issues have a clean §2301.605(a)(1) four-attempt path on the first two attempts plus the IPC pattern stack.
Defect classes: park-pawl rollaway (25V-574), missing pedestrian sound (25V-389), IPC blackout (26V-262)How Texas Climate Accelerates Specific Dodge Failures
Texas combines sustained 95°F+ summer ambient, Houston humidity, and Gulf Coast hail. Three patterns show up disproportionately in Texas Dodge repair orders:
- Hornet PHEV battery cable thermal stress in Texas summer. The 23V-623 cable-not-tight defect is exacerbated by 95°F+ Texas garage temperatures. PHEV owners with charging interruptions or "service the hybrid system" warnings have a direct §2301.605(a)(1) four-attempt path under §2301.605.
- Side-curtain airbag inflator degradation on 2018–2021 Charger. The 24V-198 inflator defect ages faster in elevated cabin temperature and humidity. Two dealer visits for "service airbag system" meets §2301.605(a)(2) serious-safety-hazard threshold even before a rupture event.
- Uconnect head-unit and instrument-cluster failure in Texas garage soak. Dashboard temperatures in Texas garages routinely hit 140°F+, accelerating solder-joint failure on the Uconnect head unit and the Charger Daytona EV IPC (subject of 26V-262). Repeated "no display" entries meets §2301.605(a)(1) four-attempt presumption.
Where to Send Written Notice to FCA US LLC (Stellantis) for a Texas Claim
Tex. Occ. Code §2301.606(c) requires the consumer to give written notice of the same nonconformity to the manufacturer — not the dealer — before the statutory remedy attaches. FCA US LLC publishes a single customer-assistance address for this purpose across every state-specific lemon-law disclosure in its 2026 Lemon Law and Tire Information booklet:
FCA US LLC — Manufacturer Notice Address
FCA US LLCAttn: Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 21-8004
Auburn Hills, MI 48321-8004
What a Texas Dodge Lemon Law Case Looks Like
For Dodge vehicles, Texas’s lemon-law process runs through TxDMV (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Lemon Law Section). Three patterns dominate Texas Dodge outcomes:
Pattern 1 — The four-attempt Durango. Owner brings the Durango in four or more times for ABS/ESC fault codes (22V-140 / 24V-415), rearview-camera blackouts (24V-436), shifter slip out of Drive (22V-866), or rear spoiler detachment (23V-115). After the consumer sends Tex. Occ. Code §2301.606(c) written notice and Stellantis uses its final cure attempt, the §2301.605(a)(1) four-attempt presumption attaches.
Pattern 2 — The §2301.605(a)(2) substantial-safety Hornet. The 23V-623 PHEV battery cable fire risk, the 24V-752 brake pedal collapse, and the 25V-246 rearview camera defects each qualify as serious safety hazards as defined at §2301.601(4), but the §2301.605(a)(2) presumption requires two or more repair attempts.
Pattern 3 — The FMVSS-stack Charger Daytona EV. The 2024+ Charger Daytona EV is currently subject to three federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standard non-compliance recalls (25V-574 park-pawl, 25V-389 pedestrian sound, 26V-262 IPC blackout). The 26V-262 IPC defect alone violates five separate FMVSS standards (108 / 126 / 135 / 138 / 208). Texas Daytona EV owners with documented incidents have a clean serious safety hazard claim under §2301.605(a)(2).
How to Pull Your Dodge Service Records in Texas
TxDMV accepts only complete repair orders: date, mileage, customer complaint, technician diagnosis, work performed, and parts replaced. Partial invoices or "no problem found" tickets without narrative are insufficient. Here is the order of operations that consistently produces a clean record set:
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Pull your digital history first via the Dodge Owners portal
Log in at dodge.com/owners and download every recorded service visit. This is your baseline. It will be incomplete (the portal misses third-party Dodge dealers and any work outside the Stellantis network), but it tells you which dealers you need to chase.
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Request signed invoices directly from each Texas Dodge dealer
Submit a written records request to the service manager. Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §17.46 (part of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act) requires the shop to provide a legible invoice copy showing date, odometer reading, work performed, parts itemization, labor, warranty information, and the shop's MV registration number. Ask specifically for the full technician narrative pages, not just the summary invoice.
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Document any oral diagnoses the dealer refused to write down
If a service advisor told you "we couldn't reproduce the issue" but the Charger or Durango failed the same way 200 miles later, write a contemporaneous note with the date, advisor name, and what was said. BBB AutoLine arbitrators and TxDMV hearings examiners give weight to these in close cases.
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Push back on the "service history is Stellantis property" claim
Some Texas Dodge dealers tell consumers that repair orders belong to FCA US / Stellantis and cannot be released without manufacturer approval. That is incorrect. The repair invoice belongs to the customer who paid for or warranted the work, and state law obligates the shop to provide it. Cite the statute and ask for the dealer principal if the service manager refuses.
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Pull dealer-side loaner records for the 30-day-out-of-service path
If your case relies on the §2301.605(a)(3) 30-cumulative-day pattern, the dealer's loaner-vehicle ledger is the authoritative proof. Request the loaner contract copies showing the pickup and return dates for every warranty visit. Texas dealers can refuse this orally; written requests citing the statute almost always produce them.
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Compile everything in chronological order for the BBB AutoLine filing
The BBB AutoLine Customer Claim Form and the TxDMV Final Order request both have a chronology section. Records out of date order or with missing visits weaken the §2301.605(a) presumption. We assemble this for you before filing.
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Dodge × Texas Lemon Law FAQ
Does the Texas Lemon Law cover my 2021 Charger if I bought it used from a Dodge dealer?
Generally no. Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601(2) defines "owner" by reference to the original new-vehicle warranty, and the lemon-law rights period (24,000 miles or 24 months) runs from the original delivery to the first owner. However, if you bought the used Charger while the original new-vehicle warranty was still in effect and the defect arose during that period, you can often pursue the manufacturer under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act instead.
My Durango’s ESC light keeps coming on — is that a Texas Lemon Law claim?
Yes, in most cases. The 22V-140 and 24V-415 ABS / ESC software defects affect ~580,000 2021–2022 Durango (and Ram 2500/3500). Four documented dealer repair attempts for "service ESC" / "service ABS" warnings within the 24-month Lemon Law rights period, followed by the §2301.606(c) written notice and Stellantis’s final cure period, meets the §2301.605(a)(1) four-attempt presumption. The 24V-436 rearview-camera blackout defect on the same Durango cohort can stack as a second factual pattern.
My Hornet had a brake-pedal collapse incident — is one event enough for a lemon claim?
Yes. The 24V-752 brake pedal collapse recall (~21,000 2024–2025 Hornet and Alfa Romeo Tonale) is a documented serious safety hazard under Tex. Occ. Code §2301.605(a)(2). A documented incident with a contemporaneous service write-up strengthens the claim, but the statutory repair-attempt threshold still applies. The 23V-623 PHEV cable-fire recall and the 25V-246 rearview camera blackout follow the same two-attempt safety pathway.
I have a 2024 Charger Daytona EV with a blank instrument cluster — what should I do?
Document every blackout event and seek service immediately. The 26V-262 IPC blackout recall (covering ~20,000 2024–2025 Charger Daytona EV and Jeep Wagoneer S) violates five separate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in one defect (FMVSS 108 lighting, 126 ESC, 135 brake, 138 TPMS, 208 airbag) because the IPC is the indicator surface for all of them. Texas buyers have a clean serious safety hazard claim under §2301.605(a)(2), which requires two or more repair attempts, even before the recall remedy is deployed.
FCA’s BBB AutoLine offered me a settlement — should I take it or go to TxDMV?
It depends on the offer relative to the §2301.604 statutory remedy, which is repurchase or replacement, with a reasonable allowance for the consumer’s use calculated under the statute. Most BBB AutoLine pre-arbitration offers fall short of that, particularly on Hellcat and Charger Daytona EV production where MSRP runs $60K–$90K. You have 30 days from the BBB AutoLine decision to reject it in writing and file with TxDMV.
How long does a Texas Dodge lemon-law case take?
TxDMV targets a Final Order within 150 days of filing. Including the §2301.606(c) notice window and Stellantis’s final cure period, expect 4–9 months end-to-end on a straightforward Charger, Durango, or Hornet case. NHTSA-recall overlap (24V-198 airbag, 24V-436 rearview camera, 25V-574/26V-262 Charger Daytona EV) can extend timing because Stellantis often requests a stay pending the federal remedy.
Does using a lemon law attorney cost me anything in Texas?
No. Magnuson-Moss (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2)) requires FCA US LLC to pay reasonable attorney fees and costs when the consumer prevails. Easy Lemon represents Texas Dodge owners on a statutory fee-shift basis, so your recovery is not reduced by attorney fees.
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