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2010 Jeep Patriot air bags problems

26 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2010 Jeep Patriot, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
26 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
86,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2010 Jeep Patriot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 86,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 86,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 25% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 16 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep patriot. The contact called on behalf of the driver. While driving at a low speed and making a left turn, the vehicle was struck by another vehicle. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a guardrail. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact mentioned that the seat belts failed to keep the occupants restrained. A police report was filed. The contact stated that the driver and front seat passenger sustained minor injuries, which did not require medical attention.

Reported at 92,772 miles, July 2018 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep patriot. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would hesitate without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v668000 (seat belts, air bags); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.

Reported at 34,000 miles, November 2016

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