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2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags problems

43 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
43 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
73,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
12 and 0
Injuries and deaths
11 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 73,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 73,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 26 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 12 crashes, 11 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 45 MPH on an icy road, the vehicle slid and veered off the road. The vehicle flipped over several times down an embankment and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and four injuries were reported that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000. The VIN was not available.

Reported at 52,000 miles, December 2014 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while parking with the brakes engaged, the vehicle erroneously accelerated and traveled over a bush, a hill, crossed a four lane road and then crashed into a tree. The contact indicated that the air bags failed to deploy and the engine continued to rev after the contact exited the vehicle. The contact then removed the key to shut off the engine. The contact suffered a bruised chest during the incident but did not require medical treatment.

Reported at 53,000 miles, October 2014 CrashInjury

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