NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Jeep Liberty Recalls
The 2006 Jeep Liberty has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 1, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Jeep Liberty. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 1,372
- Crashes reported
- 40
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
19 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Jeep Liberty, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2006 Jeep Liberty
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 18V278000
- Reported
- May 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 239,904
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007 Liberty
Power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle)
- Campaign
- 15V222000
- Reported
- April 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,939
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2002–2005, 2007 Liberty
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 12V085000
- Reported
- March 5, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 346,900
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007 Liberty
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 07V089000
- Reported
- March 9, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 149,605
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 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 2002–2005 Liberty
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 06V072000
- Reported
- March 9, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Jeep Liberty
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood
- Campaign
- 06V036000
- Reported
- February 9, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,536
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Jeep Liberty
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 05V460000
- Reported
- October 6, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 256,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Liberty, 6 other models
Suspension
- Campaign
- 09E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007–2009 Liberty, 2 other models
2006 Jeep Liberty complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,372 owner complaints about the 2006 Jeep Liberty, the newest on September 12, 2026. Of these, 40 describe a crash (3%) and 19 a fire; owners reported 26 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Jeep Liberty, the component group named most often is the visibility (29%), followed by the suspension (14%) and the fuel system, gasoline (13%).
4 of the 2006 Jeep Liberty's 10 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2006 Jeep Liberty owners gave the mileage (1,011 complaints), the median was 56,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility394
- Suspension196
- Fuel System, Gasoline183
- Fuel/Propulsion System164
- Electrical System147
- Structure131
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 34 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 88 | |
| 2008 | 47 | |
| 2009 | 88 | |
| 2010 | 235 | |
| 2011 | 99 | |
| 2012 | 81 | |
| 2013 | 89 | |
| 2014 | 241 | |
| 2015 | 115 | |
| 2016 | 55 | |
| 2017 | 29 | |
| 2018 | 59 | |
| 2019 | 45 | |
| 2020 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2006 Jeep Liberty peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 241. 19% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Jeep Liberty drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Jeep Liberty year in the same window: 5th highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 1,372 complaints about the 2006 Jeep Liberty are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Liberty by model year
Other 2006 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: September 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted