First-time availability of curtain side airbags and fold-away 2nd- and 3rd-row seats highlight 2005 changes to Dodge's popular minivan. Caravan is built from the same design as Chrysler's Town & Country. It comes in regular- or extended-length body styles and in SE and SXT trim. All have 7-passenger seating. The regular-length SE has a 2.4-liter 4-cyl engine. Regular-length SXT and Grand SE have a 3.3-liter V6. Grand SXT gets a 3.8-liter V6. All come with automatic transmission. Traction control is standard on Grand SXT, but all-wheel drive is no longer offered. ABS is standard on Grands, optional on SXT regular. Newly standard on all is a driver knee airbag. Newly available are head-protecting curtain side airbags that cover all three seating rows; they replace front side airbags. Also available is a tire-inflation monitor.

Standard on the Grand SXT is Dodge's Stow 'n Go 2nd- and 3rd-row seats that fold into floorwells. With the seats raised, the wells provide covered storage space. Other available features include power sliding side doors, power liftgate, power-adjustable pedals, rear DVD entertainment, and navigation system. Newly available are Chrysler's UConnect, which uses the audio system as a hands-free wireless link to cell phones, and ceiling tracks that allow moving and removing such items as storage bins, a CD holder, and a first-aid kit.