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2012 Jeep Liberty air bags problems

169 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Jeep Liberty, which is 31% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
169 31% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
45,000 miles 133 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
15 and 1
Injuries and deaths
20 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Jeep Liberty Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 45,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 36 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 46 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 19 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 45,000 miles
Based on 133 complaints that include mileage. 72% 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 miles14
20k to 40k miles36
40k to 60k miles46
60k to 80k miles19
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 133 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 72% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 15 crashes, 1 fire, 20 injuries.

What owners wrote

My daughter was run off the road in her jeep liberty on a highway going about 70MPH.. She hit a guard rail and rolled the jeep. The only air bag that deployed was the steering wheel one and it only came out after she stopped rolling. None of the other airbags deployed!!! Thankfully she is only bruised all over her body. Her seatbelt is what saved her. Luckily that worked. I have contacted jeep about this and haven't heard back yet.

Reported at 122,000 miles, September 2018 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated. The recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 13v282000 (air bags , electrical system) was received in october of 2014. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the tipm flashed and the contact was informed that the occupant restraint control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Reported at 50,000 miles, October 2014

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