NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Jeep Liberty Recalls
The 2004 Jeep Liberty has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 1, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Jeep Liberty. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 1,101
- Crashes reported
- 86
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
39 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Jeep Liberty, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2004 Jeep Liberty
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 18V278000
- Reported
- May 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 239,904
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Liberty
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 13V252000
- Reported
- June 19, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,560,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005–2007 Liberty
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 12V085000
- Reported
- March 5, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 346,900
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Liberty
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 06V288000
- Reported
- August 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 826,687
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005–2006 Liberty
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 04V337000
- Reported
- July 8, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,600
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Jeep Liberty
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 04V111000
- Reported
- March 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,875
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Jeep Liberty
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V048000
- Reported
- February 3, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 96
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005 Liberty, 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Liberty, 23 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Liberty, 9 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Liberty, 57 other models
Suspension
- Campaign
- 09E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2009 Liberty, 2 other models
Suspension: front: hub
- Campaign
- 12E047000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005 Liberty
2004 Jeep Liberty complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,101 owner complaints about the 2004 Jeep Liberty, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 86 describe a crash (8%) and 39 a fire; owners reported 72 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Jeep Liberty, the component group named most often is the suspension (41%), followed by the structure (12%) and the visibility (10%).
5 of the 2004 Jeep Liberty's 13 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2004 Jeep Liberty owners gave the mileage (751 complaints), the median was 65,120 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension456
- Structure128
- Visibility108
- Fuel System, Gasoline93
- Fuel/Propulsion System93
- Electrical System80
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 36 | |
| 2005 | 35 | |
| 2006 | 157 | |
| 2007 | 144 | |
| 2008 | 32 | |
| 2009 | 27 | |
| 2010 | 58 | |
| 2011 | 58 | |
| 2012 | 73 | |
| 2013 | 56 | |
| 2014 | 185 | |
| 2015 | 80 | |
| 2016 | 38 | |
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 31 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Jeep Liberty peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 185. 34% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Jeep Liberty drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Jeep Liberty year in the same window: 1st highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 1,101 complaints about the 2004 Jeep Liberty are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Liberty by model year
Other 2004 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted