NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Jeep Commander Recalls
The 2008 Jeep Commander has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 17, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Jeep Commander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 326
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Jeep Commander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Jeep Commander
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V567000
- Reported
- September 17, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,798
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Campaign
- 13V175000
- Reported
- May 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 295,345
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2010 Commander, 1 other model
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 08V059000
- Reported
- February 6, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,338
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 07V415000
- Reported
- September 12, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,755
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Commander, 1 other model
Suspension
- Campaign
- 09E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009 Commander, 2 other models
2008 Jeep Commander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 326 owner complaints about the 2008 Jeep Commander, the newest on August 31, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (4%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Jeep Commander, the component group named most often is the electrical system (62%), followed by the engine (18%) and the power train (9%).
2 of the 2008 Jeep Commander's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2008 Jeep Commander owners gave the mileage (233 complaints), the median was 84,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System201
- Engine59
- Power Train30
- Air Bags22
- Unknown Or Other15
- Vehicle Speed Control15
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 28 | |
| 2014 | 37 | |
| 2015 | 113 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2008 Jeep Commander peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 113. 12% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 326 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Commander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Commander by model year
Other 2008 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted