1998 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Jeep Wrangler. The newest campaign is 98V048000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Mar 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. NHTSA has 226 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, 98V048000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front seat shoulder belt turning loop on these vehicles.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 11,327 units in total.
98V048000Received . 2,427 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicle. The front seat belt shoulder turning loop anchors were not properly heat treated and are not properly hardened.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the front seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of serious injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front seat shoulder belt turning loop on these vehicles.
Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V023000Received . 8,900 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Vacuum
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles. The power brake booster vacuum reservoir diaphragm can split or tear.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can cause an increase in engine idle speed and a loss of power assist during brake application without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the brake booster date code and any boosters with the suspect manufacturing date range will be replaced.
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
226 complaints, 347 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.
- 1998 Jeep Wrangler
- All 1998 vehicles
| Component | 1998 Wrangler | All 1998 vehicles | Wrangler, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 158.5 | 131.3 | 139.9 | 55 |
| Electrical System | 149.9 | 79.1 | 75.9 | 52 |
| Air Bags | 126.8 | 49.3 | 46.4 | 44 |
| Power Train | 92.2 | 94.3 | 120 | 32 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 63.4 | 114.6 | 62.8 | 22 |
| Visibility | 46.1 | 60.4 | 40 | 16 |
| Suspension | 46.1 | 81.5 | 44.4 | 16 |
| Seat Belts | 43.2 | 22.9 | 56.4 | 15 |
| Steering | 40.3 | 55.6 | 49.9 | 14 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 40.3 | 34.1 | 156.8 | 14 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 22
- Complaints that report a fire
- 7
- Injuries in the complaints
- 15
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Sep 2010
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
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.
- 19860
- 19875
- 19883
- 19894
- 19904
- 19916
- 19924
- 19933
- 19942
- 19951
- 19960
- 19973
- 19982
- 19991
- 20001
- 20013
- 20022
- 20030
- 20041
- 20051
- 20063
- 20078
- 20087
- 20096
- 201010
- 201110
- 20129
- 20136
- 20144
- 20153
- 20165
- 20175
- 201814
- 20199
- 202012
- 202115
- 202215
- 202314
- 202411
- 20254
- 20263
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 1998 Jeep WranglerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/wrangler/1998/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
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 1998 Jeep Wrangler?
- 11,327 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Jeep Wrangler name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 55 of 347 component mentions, or 158.5 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 131.3 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Jeep Wrangler open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.