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2011 Jeep Patriot air bags problems

43 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2011 Jeep Patriot, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
43 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2011 Jeep Patriot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 65,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 65,000 miles
Based on 12 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 miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 6 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

On may 18th 2017 my daughter had a crash that resulted in her death while driving her 2011 jeep patriot. She ran of of a FM road, jumped a small drainage culvert on a downgrade. Continued straight and hit another drainage culvert a little larger with cement around it on an upgrade with the passenger side front tire. On the other side of the culvert was a stop sign at an intersection. The stop side broke off damaging the windshield and roof on the passenger side.

Reported at 49,000 miles, May 2017 CrashDeath

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Patriot. The contact that upon starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V288000 (AIR BAGS). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the recall as a possible cause for the failure; however, the VIN nor the model vehicle was included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Reported at 150,000 miles, May 2025

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