2013 Jeep Compass: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2013 Jeep Compass. The campaign is 16V668000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Sep 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags. NHTSA has 80 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 16V668000, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the OCR, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners that parts are not available yet were mailed on October 26, 2016. The recall began on August 15, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S61.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 1,435,625 units in total.
16V668000Received . 1,435,625 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 200, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, 2010-2012 Dodge Caliber and 2010-2014 Jeep Patriot, Compass and Dodge Avenger vehicles. The Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these safety systems.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the OCR, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners that parts are not available yet were mailed on October 26, 2016. The recall began on August 15, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S61.
Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number S61. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
80 complaints, 121 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2013 Jeep Compass
- All 2013 vehicles
| Component | 2013 Compass | All 2013 vehicles | Compass, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 223.1 | 115.1 | 85.5 | 27 |
| Air Bags | 132.2 | 75.3 | 44.1 | 16 |
| Electrical System | 107.4 | 124.7 | 174 | 13 |
| Unknown or Other | 90.9 | 80.4 | 107.8 | 11 |
| Engine | 82.6 | 158.2 | 201.4 | 10 |
| Seat Belts | 74.4 | 12.5 | 23.9 | 9 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 57.9 | 17 | 19.1 | 7 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 41.3 | 31.6 | 34.9 | 5 |
| Structure | 33.1 | 44.5 | 26.3 | 4 |
| Seats | 33.1 | 12.6 | 12 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 7
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 6
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 Apr 2025
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA21002 | Engineering analysis | Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture | Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module | 17 Sep 2021 | Open | |
| PE19014 | Preliminary evaluation | Active Head Rest Inadvertent Deployment | Seats | 9 Sep 2019 | 25 Feb 2026 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2013 Jeep CompassThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2013 Jeep Compass: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/compass/2013/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 Jeep Compass?
- 1,435,625 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Jeep Compass have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the Jeep Compass, model years 2007 to 2026. 1 of them names the 2013 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2013 Jeep Compass name most often?
- Power Train: 27 of 121 component mentions, or 223.1 per 1,000. For all 2013 vehicles the figure is 115.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Jeep Compass open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 2 that name this model year.