Jeep seat belts problems
Across all Jeep models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,887 complaints involve seat belts. The Grand Cherokee accounts for the largest share (30%). The single worst model year is the 2014 Grand Cherokee with 187 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,887 about seat belts, all Jeep models
- Most affected
- Grand Cherokee 30% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 802 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 204 and 7
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Jeep models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Cherokee | 570 | 30% |
| Wrangler | 283 | 15% |
| Liberty | 234 | 12% |
| Patriot | 229 | 12% |
| Cherokee | 200 | 11% |
| Compass | 148 | 8% |
| Commander | 90 | 5% |
| Renegade | 66 | 4% |
| Commander 4X4 | 12 | 1% |
| Laredo | 12 | 1% |
Worst model years for seat belts
- 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee187 complaints
- 2002 Jeep Liberty112 complaints
- 2014 Jeep Patriot104 complaints
- 2006 Jeep Commander60 complaints
- 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee59 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 15 |
| 1991 | 29 |
| 1992 | 16 |
| 1993 | 44 |
| 1994 | 67 |
| 1995 | 46 |
| 1996 | 29 |
| 1997 | 49 |
| 1998 | 51 |
| 1999 | 53 |
| 2000 | 39 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 144 |
| 2003 | 55 |
| 2004 | 53 |
| 2005 | 67 |
| 2006 | 115 |
| 2007 | 65 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2011 | 59 |
| 2012 | 89 |
| 2013 | 41 |
| 2014 | 356 |
| 2015 | 91 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 |
Among the 802 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.