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2017 Jeep Wrangler air bags problems

26 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2017 Jeep Wrangler, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
26 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
18,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 0
Injuries and deaths
14 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2017 Jeep Wrangler Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 18,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 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: 18,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 81% 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 miles9
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 18,000 miles, and 81% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 14 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2017 jeep wrangler. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle that made a wrong turn. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact and three passengers in the contact's vehicle sustained injuries that required medical attention. The contact's vehicle was totaled and towed away. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined.

Reported at 11,000 miles, February 2019 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v734000 (air bags) however, the vehicle had experienced the failure stated in the recall. The contact stated the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mall of georgia chrysler dodge jeep (4345 buford dr, buford, ga 30518) who diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the front impact sensor was defective and needed to be replaced.

Reported at 52,000 miles, March 2021

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