NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2006 Jeep Wrangler has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 15, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 730
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2006 Jeep Wrangler
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
Power train: clutch assembly
- Campaign
- 06V147000
- Reported
- May 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,876
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Jeep Wrangler
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 05V460000
- Reported
- October 6, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 256,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Wrangler, 6 other models
2006 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 730 owner complaints about the 2006 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on December 7, 2025. Of these, 7 describe a crash (1%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (49%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (16%) and the steering (12%).
None of the 2006 Jeep Wrangler's 3 recalls concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2006 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (624 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline355
- Fuel/Propulsion System118
- Steering86
- Suspension72
- Power Train57
- Electrical System26
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 29 | |
| 2009 | 31 | |
| 2010 | 172 | |
| 2011 | 160 | |
| 2012 | 100 | |
| 2013 | 48 | |
| 2014 | 40 | |
| 2015 | 51 | |
| 2016 | 29 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 172. 12% 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 Wrangler drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 16th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 730 complaints about the 2006 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2006 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: December 7, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted