Recall Register

2008 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints

NHTSA advisory: do not driveCampaign 16V352000. NHTSA received the report on . 4,648,270 units. Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

Remedy of campaign 16V352000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S43. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-7700.

Do-not-drive advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.

NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler. The newest campaign is 16V352000. NHTSA received the report on 24 May 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 17 complaints on file for this model year. 8 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

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Recall campaigns

7 campaigns, newest first. 5,425,502 units in total.

  • 16V352000Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator ModuleAdvisory
  • 16V290000Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
  • 13V176000Air Bags
  • 11V528000Air Bags / Frontal
  • 10V236000Service Brakes, Hydraulic
  • 09V436000Power Train / Automatic Transmission
  • 08V202000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

  1. 16V352000Received . 4,648,270 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator ModuleDo-not-drive advisory

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant. With this change, Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM 3500, 2007-2010 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2010 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge Durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2012 Jeep Wrangler, 2008-2012 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2012 Chrysler 300, 2006-2012 Dodge Charger, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Chrysler is also recalling 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM 3500, 2007-2009 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2009 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge Durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2009 Jeep Wrangler, 2008-2009 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2009 Chrysler 300, 2006-2009 Dodge Charger, 2005-2009 Dodge Dakota and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in AZ, AR, DE, Washington D.C., IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Chrysler is recalling certain 2005-2008 RAM 2500, 2006-2008 RAM 3500, 2007-2008 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2008 Dodge Durango, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2008 Jeep Wrangler, 2008 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2008 Chrysler 300, 2006-2008 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2008 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or registered, in AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S43. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-7700.

    Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number S43. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V290000Received . 388,532 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Jeep Wrangler JK vehicles manufactured March 2, 2006, to August 13, 2010. The clockspring assembly may become contaminated with dust and cause the air bag circuit to fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure of the air bag circuit may prevent the driver's frontal air bag from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clockspring, wheel back cover, and column shroud, free of charge. The recall began on December 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S33.

    Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number S33. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 13V176000Received . 5,440 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Jeep Wrangler right-hand drive vehicles manufactured February 1, 2007, through October 10, 2011. The affected vehicles have airbag clockspring assemblies that could experience broken airbag circuits.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, a broken electrical circuit in the airbag clockspring wiring assembly can lead to non-deployment of the driver-side frontal airbag and will not be able to properly protect the driver, increasing the risk of injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clockspring and add a steering wheel dust shield, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. This recall supercedes NHTSA recall 11V-528. Chrysler's recall campaign number is M31.

    Report filed by Chrysler Group LLC. Manufacturer campaign number M31. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 11V528000Received . 5,437 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 right hand drive (rhd) jeep wrangler vehicles manufactured from february 1, 2007, through october 10, 2011. Some vehicles may be equipped with driver's airbag clockspring assemblies that could experience a compromised airbag circuit resulting in an airbag lamp illumination, which indicates that the airbag may not deploy.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A broken electrical circuit in the airbag clockspring wiring assembly can lead to non-deployment of the driver frontal airbag and will not be able to properly protect the driver in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler will notify owners and remedy the vehicles as necessary free of charge. Chrysler will mail to owners an interim notification during march 2012. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC. Manufacturer campaign number L37.

  5. 10V236000Received . 287,653 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2010 jeep wrangler left and right hand drive passenger vehicles manufactured from may 15, 2006 through april 22, 2010. There may be contact between the right and left front inner fender liners and the right front and left rear brake tubes which could cause wear of the tubes causing a brake fluid leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A brake fluid leak can cause partial loss of service brakes at the affected wheel increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. Owners may contact chrysler toll-free at 1-800-853-1403.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC. Manufacturer campaign number K13. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 09V436000Received . 88,461 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2008 jeep wrangler vehicles manufactured from june 2006 through july 2008, equipped with automatic transmissions. These vehicles were not equipped with a transmission fluid temperature warning system.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fluid could boil over and may come into contact with a hot engine or exhaust component and cause a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and install a "hotoil" message in the instrument cluster and a chime indicating an elevated transmission fluid condition. The recall began on february 22, 2010. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-835-1403.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER LLC. Manufacturer campaign number J30. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  7. 08V202000Received . 1,709 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler is recalling 1,585 my 2007-2008 jeep wrangler, right hand drive only, vehicles. Some vehicles may have insufficient clearance between the steering intermediate shaft and rear brake tubes.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Prolonged brake tube contact could wear a hole in the tube and cause a partial brake system loss. This could cause a crash without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a revised brake tube clip to retain the tubes, inspect the brake tubes for damage due to potential contact with the steering intermediate shaft, and replace the brake tubes if necessary. The recall began on june 30, 2008. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER LLC. Manufacturer campaign number H17. 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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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

17 complaints, 18 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2008 Jeep Wrangler: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train5
Engine and Engine Cooling3
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Suspension2
Structure1
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Parking Brake1
Air Bags1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
26 Aug 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.

Complaints about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 14 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2008 Jeep Wrangler
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA21002Engineering analysisDesiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module17 Sep 2021Open
EA15007Engineering analysisAir Bag Clockspring Wiring FailureAir Bags4 Dec 20156 Jul 201616V288000
PE15025Preliminary evaluationAir Bag Clockspring Wiring FailureAir Bags19 Jun 20157 Dec 2015
DP14004Defect petitionTotally Integrated Power Module FailureElectrical System25 Sep 201424 Jul 2015
PE11019Preliminary evaluationAirbag Clockspring FailureAir Bags23 May 20117 Nov 201111V528000
PE10032Preliminary evaluationFuel Spill During RefuelingFuel System, Gasoline23 Aug 201016 Feb 2011
PE09037Preliminary evaluationTRANSMISSION OVERHEATING / FIREPower Train / Automatic Transmission12 Aug 200917 Nov 200909V436000
EQ09006InvestigationTOW BAR ASSEMBLY FAILUREEquipment22 Jul 200919 Aug 2009

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. 2008 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/wrangler/2008/. 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 (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 2008 Jeep Wrangler?
5,425,502 units in 7 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. 7 of them name the 2008 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler name most often?
Power Train: 5 of 18 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Jeep Wrangler open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 8 that name this model year.