Jeep air bags problems
Across all Jeep models in NHTSA's complaint database, 6,980 complaints involve air bags. The Grand Cherokee accounts for the largest share (33%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Liberty with 551 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 6,980 about air bags, all Jeep models
- Most affected
- Grand Cherokee 33% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 3,596 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1546 and 37
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Jeep models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Cherokee | 2,276 | 33% |
| Wrangler | 1,489 | 21% |
| Liberty | 1,358 | 20% |
| Cherokee | 478 | 7% |
| Patriot | 383 | 6% |
| Compass | 274 | 4% |
| Wrangler 4-DR 4X4 | 208 | 3% |
| Wrangler 2-DR 4X4 | 126 | 2% |
| Commander | 110 | 2% |
| Renegade | 85 | 1% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 2002 Jeep Liberty551 complaints
- 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee488 complaints
- 2003 Jeep Liberty393 complaints
- 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee329 complaints
- 2008 Jeep Wrangler310 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 36 |
| 1994 | 50 |
| 1995 | 76 |
| 1996 | 61 |
| 1997 | 117 |
| 1998 | 138 |
| 1999 | 154 |
| 2000 | 106 |
| 2001 | 73 |
| 2002 | 1,065 |
| 2003 | 666 |
| 2004 | 373 |
| 2005 | 140 |
| 2006 | 164 |
| 2007 | 240 |
| 2008 | 693 |
| 2009 | 220 |
| 2010 | 233 |
| 2011 | 303 |
| 2012 | 425 |
| 2013 | 154 |
| 2014 | 571 |
| 2015 | 268 |
| 2016 | 183 |
| 2017 | 102 |
| 2018 | 84 |
| 2019 | 85 |
| 2020 | 40 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2022 | 45 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 3,596 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.