NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2000 Jeep Wrangler has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 8, 2002.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 251
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
20 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2000 Jeep Wrangler
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors
- Campaign
- 02V104000
- Reported
- April 8, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,115,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Wrangler, 2 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 04E041000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Wrangler
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 06E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Wrangler, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Wrangler, 10 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Wrangler, 42 other models
2000 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 251 owner complaints about the 2000 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on March 13, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (7%) and 20 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the structure (22%) and the suspension (10%).
None of the 2000 Jeep Wrangler's 5 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2000 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (116 complaints), the median was 91,912 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train70
- Structure56
- Suspension25
- Electrical System23
- Air Bags16
- Engine And Engine Cooling15
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 | |
| 2001 | 28 | |
| 2002 | 14 | |
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 16 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2000 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2000, when NHTSA received 58. 48% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Jeep Wrangler drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 17th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
The 251 complaints about the 2000 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2000 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: March 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted