Recall Register

1999 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1999 Jeep Wrangler. The campaign is 99V117000. NHTSA received the report on 6 May 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Unknown or Other. NHTSA has 213 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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

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Remedy of campaign 99V117000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will remove the ground screws, drill a new pilot hole adjacent to the original hole, and the screws will be reinstalled in the new holes.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 1,989 units in total.

  1. 99V117000Received . 1,989 units.

    Unknown or Other

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The left side and right side instrument panel wiring ground attachment screws could loosen over time.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the left side screw loosens, the instrument panel gauges may not function when the headlamps are turned on. If the right side screw loosens, the defroster blower motor may not function.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove the ground screws, drill a new pilot hole adjacent to the original hole, and the screws will be reinstalled in the new holes.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 830. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

213 complaints, 262 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.

  • 1999 Jeep Wrangler
  • All 1999 vehicles
1999 Jeep Wrangler: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1999 WranglerAll 1999 vehiclesWrangler, all yearsMentions
Electrical System221.484.5130.458
Engine and Engine Cooling198.5120.225.952
Air Bags8452.36422
Power Train80.291.997.921
Structure80.252.628.421
Visibility57.342.98.215
Service Brakes, Hydraulic45.8130.813.412
Unknown or Other34.420.856.69
Seat Belts30.519.6138
Fuel System, Gasoline22.928.6556

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash
15
Complaints that report a fire
6
Injuries in the complaints
10
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
22 Mar 2022

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 1999 Jeep Wrangler, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 35 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1999 Jeep Wrangler
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
RQ99011Recall queryINSTRUMENT PANEL GROUND SCREWElectrical System1 Jun 199930 May 200099V117000

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. 1999 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/wrangler/1999/. 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
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Jeep Wrangler?
1,989 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 Wrangler have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 92 recall campaigns for the Jeep Wrangler, model years 1986 to 2026. 1 of them names the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Jeep Wrangler name most often?
Electrical System: 58 of 262 component mentions, or 221.4 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 84.5 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Jeep Wrangler open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.