2016 Jeep Patriot: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2016 Jeep Patriot. The campaign is 16V907000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Dec 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 458 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 16V907000, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft or camshaft sensor connector, free of charge. The recall began February 8, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S89.
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. 42,231 units in total.
16V907000Received . 42,231 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2016 Dodge Journey, Jeep Compass, and Jeep Patriot vehicles manufactured May 9, 2016, to July 15, 2016. The crankshaft or camshaft sensor may only work intermittently, causing the engine to stall.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the engine stalls, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft or camshaft sensor connector, free of charge. The recall began February 8, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S89.
Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number S89. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
458 complaints, 761 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.
- 2016 Jeep Patriot
- All 2016 vehicles
| Component | 2016 Patriot | All 2016 vehicles | Patriot, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 294.3 | 171 | 180.4 | 224 |
| Electrical System | 131.4 | 116.2 | 96.2 | 100 |
| Unknown or Other | 98.6 | 110.2 | 77.1 | 75 |
| Power Train | 97.2 | 127.5 | 98.3 | 74 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 64.4 | 34.2 | 53.2 | 49 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 53.9 | 42.9 | 86.2 | 41 |
| Air Bags | 43.4 | 42.5 | 87.1 | 33 |
| Steering | 31.5 | 66.3 | 33.2 | 24 |
| Service Brakes | 31.5 | 54.2 | 27.3 | 24 |
| Seats | 26.3 | 9.2 | 22.3 | 20 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 24
- Complaints that report a fire
- 8
- Injuries in the complaints
- 19
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 19 Aug 2026
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 2016 Jeep PatriotThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2016 Jeep Patriot: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/patriot/2016/. 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)
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Jeep Patriot?
- 42,231 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 Patriot have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Jeep Patriot, model years 2002 to 2017. 1 of them names the 2016 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Jeep Patriot name most often?
- Engine: 224 of 761 component mentions, or 294.3 per 1,000. For all 2016 vehicles the figure is 171 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Jeep Patriot open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 4 that name this model year.