The Durango spoiler recall is now on its third attempt — and the fix doesn't exist yet

Transport Canada recall 2026392, posted August 13, covers 10,029 Dodge Durangos from model years 2021, 2022 and 2023.

What makes it worth writing about isn't the size. It's the first line of the filing:

On certain vehicles, the recall repairs completed by an FCA dealer during recalls Y73 and 20A (Transport Canada recall nos. 2021-663 and 2023-090) may not be effective. As a result, another repair is required.

That is a recall of a recall of a recall. The original campaign was in 2021. The second attempt was in 2023. This is the third.

The underlying problem

On certain vehicles, the rear spoiler could hit the body when opening and closing the liftgate. This could damage the spoiler and cause it to detach from the vehicle.

Safety Risk: A spoiler that detaches from the vehicle could create a road hazard for others.

Note who's at risk. A detaching spoiler is mostly not a danger to the person driving the Durango — it's a danger to whoever is behind them. That asymmetry is part of why "I haven't noticed a problem" is a poor reason to skip a recall repair.

The part that should give owners pause

Most recall notices end by telling you what the dealer will do. This one doesn't:

FCA Canada will notify owners in writing. The corrective actions for this recall are under development.

The campaign has been filed, the affected vehicles identified, and the remedy is still being worked out. That's legitimate and fairly common — regulators would rather a manufacturer notify owners of a known defect immediately than sit on it until engineering finishes — but it has a practical consequence for owners: calling your dealer today may not get you a repair. It gets you on a list.

If you own one of these, the useful action now is to make sure the manufacturer can actually reach you when the remedy lands. Recall letters go to the registered owner at the address on file. If you bought the vehicle used, moved, or changed your registration, you may simply not be in the loop — and this is a campaign where being in the loop is the entire game, because the fix is coming later.

Why do-overs keep happening

We wrote about this pattern in July, and August has produced another textbook case.

A recall remedy is engineered against a theory of the failure. If the theory is incomplete — the root cause is upstream of what was replaced, or the replacement part shares the flaw, or the repair is sensitive to how carefully it's performed across thousands of dealers — the failures come back. Each subsequent campaign is evidence the previous theory was wrong.

The practical lesson for used buyers: "that recall was done" is a weaker guarantee than it sounds. A Durango with recall 2021-663 completed and 2023-090 completed is still on this list. Repair history tells you what was attempted, not whether it worked.

Checking a Durango

The campaign number is 2026392, and the two prior campaigns are 2021-663 and 2023-090.

You can see what else is on file across model years on our Dodge Durango recall page, which pulls Transport Canada and U.S. NHTSA campaigns together.

If you're shopping for a used Durango from these years, ask the seller for the VIN and run it through our free decoder before you go look at the vehicle. It'll confirm the exact model year and check both countries' recall databases. What it can't tell you is whether the work was actually done — for that you need the manufacturer or a franchised dealer, who can look up the VIN's specific campaign status. That call is free and it's the one that matters here.