2015 Jeep Compass: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2015 Jeep Compass. The campaign is 15V878000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Dec 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections. NHTSA has 35 complaints on file for this model year. 4 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 15V878000, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the return power steering hose clamp, repositioning the clamp as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R68.
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. 60,140 units in total.
15V878000Received . 60,140 units.
Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Jeep Compass and Patriot vehicles manufactured January 1, 2015, to May 11, 2015. During assembly, the power steering hose retention clamp may have been installed at an incorrect location, resulting in the detachment of the low pressure return hose.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the power steering fluid return hose detaches, it would leak fluid and increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the return power steering hose clamp, repositioning the clamp as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R68.
Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number R68. 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
35 complaints, 52 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.
- 2015 Jeep Compass
- All 2015 vehicles
| Component | 2015 Compass | All 2015 vehicles | Compass, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 230.8 | 109.1 | 75.5 | 12 |
| Engine | 211.5 | 126.5 | 146.5 | 11 |
| Electrical System | 115.4 | 110.4 | 101.1 | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 96.2 | 44.4 | 38.8 | 5 |
| Air Bags | 57.7 | 59.9 | 92.4 | 3 |
| Steering | 38.5 | 61.2 | 39.4 | 2 |
| Seats | 38.5 | 14.8 | 9.8 | 2 |
| Power Train | 38.5 | 133.3 | 91.3 | 2 |
| Service Brakes | 38.5 | 73.4 | 31.7 | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 38.5 | 11.8 | 61.8 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 25 Mar 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ22002 | Recall query | Stall from Crankshaft\Camshaft Failure | Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Crank/Camshaft Position Sensor | 22 Jul 2022 | 16 Jun 2025 | |
| 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 | |
| EA19001 | Engineering analysis | Electrical overstress | Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module | 19 Apr 2019 | 19 Sep 2024 | 20V024 |
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 2015 Jeep CompassThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 Jeep Compass: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/compass/2015/. 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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- 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 2015 Jeep Compass?
- 60,140 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 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Jeep Compass name most often?
- Unknown or Other: 12 of 52 component mentions, or 230.8 per 1,000. For all 2015 vehicles the figure is 109.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Jeep Compass open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 4 that name this model year.