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2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags problems

33 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
33 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
62,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 1
Injuries and deaths
7 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 62,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 62,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 47% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep cherokee. The contact was driving 25 MPH and another vehicle crashed into her drivers side door at approximately 30 MPH. The air bags did not deploy. The drivers side door was pushed in and the rear drivers side door fell off of the vehicle. The vehicle was equipped with side air bags. The contact was forced to exit the vehicle using the front passenger side door. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed.

Reported at 15,858 miles, March 2014 CrashInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jeep grand cherokee. While the vehicle was being driven, the occupant control restraint warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

Reported at 35,000 miles, January 2016

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