Recall Register

2017 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2017 Jeep Wrangler. The newest campaign is 19V680000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Sep 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. NHTSA has 72 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

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

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V680000, in the NHTSA record

FCA US will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt buckle, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed November 19, 2019. Owners will received a second letter and the recall began March 26, 2020. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is VA6.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 246,800 units in total.

  • 19V680000Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
  • 18V524000Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood
  • 18V098000Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
  • 16V849000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
  • 16V734000Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

  1. 19V680000Received . 11,463 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2018 Jeep Wrangler right hand drive vehicles. The driver's seat belt buckle mounting strap may fracture and separate from the seat frame.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A separated or severed seat belt buckle strap will result in an inoperable seat belt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    FCA US will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt buckle, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed November 19, 2019. Owners will received a second letter and the recall began March 26, 2020. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is VA6.

    Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number VA6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 18V524000Received . 12,779 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018 Jeep Renegade, Compass and Grand Cherokee, RAM 1500 and Promaster, Fiat 500x, Dodge Journey, Challenger, Charger and Durango and Chrysler 300x vehicles, 2017-2018 Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country vehicles and 2018-2019 Jeep Cherokee and 2018 Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid vehicles. The powertrain control module may be equipped with a voltage regulator chip in the circuit board that may fail, causing a stall or a no start condition.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began October 2, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U87.

    Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number U87. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 18V098000Received . 39,456 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Dodge Caravan and Jeep Wrangler vehicles. The brake switches on these vehicles may malfunction, keeping the brake lights illuminated and/or allowing the vehicle to be shifted out of the PARK position without the brake pedal being pushed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Having the brake lamps continuously illuminated or being able to shift the vehicle out of PARK when the brake pedal is not pressed (and the ignition is in the RUN mode) can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake switches, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U09.

    Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number U09. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 16V849000Received . 359 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2017 Jeep Wrangler vehicles manufactured November 1, 2016, to November 3, 2016. The affected vehicles may have a fuel tank that has a cracked or broken control valve, possibly resulting in a fuel leak in a rollover event, debris in the fuel tank and/or the potential of over fueling the vehicle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler will notify owners, and Jeep dealers will inspect the fuel tank and replace fuel tank and sending unit, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 12, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S90.

    Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number S90. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 16V734000Received . 182,743 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Jeep Wrangler vehicles manufactured June 16, 2015, to August 14, 2016. In certain crash conditions, the front impact sensor wiring may be pulled until it detaches before a signal can be received by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the ORC module does not receive a signal from the front impact sensor, both frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the front impact sensor wiring and relocate the impact sensor branch, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S76.

    Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC). Manufacturer campaign number S76. 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

72 complaints, 101 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.

  • 2017 Jeep Wrangler
  • All 2017 vehicles
2017 Jeep Wrangler: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2017 WranglerAll 2017 vehiclesWrangler, all yearsMentions
Power Train158.4107.4110.116
Structure128.746.837.513
Electrical System118.8109.682.312
Unknown or Other118.812736.412
Air Bags9944.790.910
Service Brakes79.269.314.78
Steering59.460.8141.76
Engine39.6134.3494
Seats39.610.66.24
Seat Belts29.716203

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

Complaints that report a crash
10
Complaints that report a fire
9
Injuries in the complaints
12
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
9 Apr 2019

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 2017 Jeep Wrangler, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, with 33 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2017 Jeep Wrangler
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA21002Engineering analysisDesiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module17 Sep 2021Open
PE19008Preliminary evaluationSeat belt buckle bracket failureSeat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly29 Jul 201912 Dec 201919V680000
EA19001Engineering analysisElectrical overstressAir Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module19 Apr 201919 Sep 202420V024

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.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2017 Jeep Wrangler: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/wrangler/2017/. 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 (FCA US LLC)

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Jeep Wrangler?
246,800 units in 5 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. 5 of them name the 2017 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Jeep Wrangler name most often?
Power Train: 16 of 101 component mentions, or 158.4 per 1,000. For all 2017 vehicles the figure is 107.4 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Jeep Wrangler open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 3 that name this model year.