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2004 Jeep Liberty air bags problems

39 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Jeep Liberty, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
39 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
72,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
28 and 1
Injuries and deaths
37 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2004 Jeep Liberty Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 72,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 72,000 miles
Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 44% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 27 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 28 crashes, 1 fire, 37 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while stopped due to a traffic back-up on the ramp at the I-271/i-480 interchange, the vehicle was crashed into the rear by another vehicle (GMC SUV) driving approximately 48 MPH. The air bags failed to deploy. The rear of the contact's vehicle instantly became engulfed in flames. The contact's mouth struck the steering wheel and his upper face was thrown into the windshield.

Reported at 152,000 miles, February 2013 CrashFireInjury

The airbags did not deploy during a car crash. I was involved in a accident 5 dec 2012. I managed to avoid a bigger crash by swerving but my jeep lost control when the tires on the passenger side blew out due to the impact of the crash and rolled into a fence. My front air bags never went off. Shouldn't they have? I've since found out there was a recall, but I did not own the car at the time. Do I have a claim?

Reported at 14,700 miles, December 2012 CrashInjury

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