Recall Register

1997 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1997 Jeep Wrangler. The newest campaign is 98V046000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Mar 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 395 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 98V046000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the clock spring in these air bags.
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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 127,300 units in total.

  1. 98V046000Received . 1,600 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicle. The driver's side air bag 'clock spring' wiring harness can break when turned to the 'full lock' turn position.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a vehicle crash, the air bag may not deploy increasing the risk of serious injury to the occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the clock spring in these air bags.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 97V080000Received . 125,000 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The electrical circuit design allows the potential for an inadvertent air bag deployment upon vehicle ignition shut down.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the air bag electronic control module with a newly designed module.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 96V060000Received . 700 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The air bag electronic control module (aecm) software contains an error which can delay the air bag deployment in certain crash situations.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Delayed deployment can cause increased injury to front seat vehicle occupants in a collision.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the air bag electronic control module on these vehicles.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. 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

395 complaints, 540 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.

  • 1997 Jeep Wrangler
  • All 1997 vehicles
1997 Jeep Wrangler: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1997 WranglerAll 1997 vehiclesWrangler, all yearsMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling222.2129.346.4120
Power Train105.687.7110.157
Air Bags8760.490.947
Fuel System, Gasoline75.949.6101.541
Seat Belts66.725.22036
Structure59.34037.532
Steering59.370141.732
Suspension51.96470.328
Service Brakes, Hydraulic50101.420.627
Visibility38.956.114.521

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.

Complaints that report a crash
31
Complaints that report a fire
5
Injuries in the complaints
25
Deaths in the complaints
6
Date of the newest complaint
11 May 2018

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.

Complaints about the 1997 Jeep Wrangler, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 68 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 19860
  2. 19875
  3. 19883
  4. 19894
  5. 19904
  6. 19916
  7. 19924
  8. 19933
  9. 19942
  10. 19951
  11. 19960
  12. 19973
  13. 19982
  14. 19991
  15. 20001
  16. 20013
  17. 20022
  18. 20030
  19. 20041
  20. 20051
  21. 20063
  22. 20078
  23. 20087
  24. 20096
  25. 201010
  26. 201110
  27. 20129
  28. 20136
  29. 20144
  30. 20153
  31. 20165
  32. 20175
  33. 201814
  34. 20199
  35. 202012
  36. 202115
  37. 202215
  38. 202314
  39. 202411
  40. 20254
  41. 20263

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/wrangler/1997/. 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 CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Jeep Wrangler?
127,300 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Jeep Wrangler have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 92 recall campaigns for the Jeep Wrangler, model years 1986 to 2026. 3 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Jeep Wrangler name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 120 of 540 component mentions, or 222.2 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 129.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Jeep Wrangler open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.