AutoUtility currently tracks 82 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Chrysler 300. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 29 complaints (35.4% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash, 2 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 82 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (29 reports • 35.4% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Body & Structure (12), Air Bags & Restraints (8)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
82
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
2
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
2
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2017 Chrysler 300

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 35.4% of complaints

Electrical System

29 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#2 Problem Area 14.6% of complaints

Body & Structure

12 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#3 Problem Area 9.8% of complaints

Air Bags & Restraints

8 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#4 Problem Area 7.3% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

6 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 6.1% of complaints

Brakes & Traction Control

5 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Chrysler 300

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11719570
Crash Cited 1 Injury Entry Filed: 02/21/2026

"airbag deployed during fender bender. had driving leg forward and left leg bent at 90 degree angle. When airbag deployed it hit right leg full force and basically exploded the bones. Almost lost my leg. Permanently disabled"

Incident Date: 01/03/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: AIR BAGS
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11717470
Filed: 02/12/2026

"Airbag light on. Dealer says DRIVERS SEATBELT HARNESS OR CLIP ISSUE. HARD TO GET PART. AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT"

Incident Date: 10/01/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: SEAT BELTS
Air Bags & Restraints NHTSA ODI ID: #11715640
Filed: 02/04/2026

"I have had zero accidents, am the original owner. Airbag light has come on. Seatbelt harness and buckle im told by my dealer needs to be completely replaced"

Incident Date: 10/23/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: SEAT BELTS
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11695352
Filed: 10/23/2025

"My, Instrument Cluster PanelChrysler 300c. It with out and replace,on.10/1/25,And with out again, on10/22/25. THey tried,Convince me I, need a Battery. So I had it check,said .They said, my battery, low. Because Instrument Cluster on all night."

Incident Date: 09/23/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Body & Structure NHTSA ODI ID: #11677433
Filed: 07/31/2025

"Emergency brake was engaged, the car lurched forward a significant distance, nearly causing an accident"

Incident Date: 07/29/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Chrysler 300

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2023)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Chrysler 300 97 9 5 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Chrysler 300 76 9 3 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Chrysler 300 Current Page 82 2 2 Current
2018 Chrysler 300 153 6 4 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Chrysler 300 60 5 2 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Chrysler 300 10 2 2 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Chrysler 300 20 0 2 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Chrysler 300 5 2 2 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Chrysler 300 6 2 1 View 2023 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Chrysler 300

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 23 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 17 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 11 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 7 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 5 2 0 2 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 3 0 0 0 0
Equipment & Accessories NHTSA category: EQUIPMENT 2 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 2 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (82). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Related Official Reports for 2017 Chrysler 300

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.