NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2008 Jeep Wrangler has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 873
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
25 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2008 Jeep Wrangler
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V352000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,648,270
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2012 Wrangler, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V290000
- Reported
- May 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 388,532
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Wrangler
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V176000
- Reported
- May 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,440
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2012 Wrangler
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 11V528000
- Reported
- November 2, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,437
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2012 Wrangler
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 10V236000
- Reported
- June 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 287,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Wrangler
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 09V436000
- Reported
- November 5, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 88,461
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Wrangler
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 08V202000
- Reported
- May 6, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,709
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Wrangler
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 09E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Wrangler
Equipment
- Campaign
- 13E010000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2013 Wrangler
2008 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 873 owner complaints about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on July 14, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (2%) and 25 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the air bags (35%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the steering (18%).
4 of the 2008 Jeep Wrangler's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (723 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags309
- Electrical System178
- Steering156
- Suspension108
- Fuel System, Gasoline71
- Fuel/Propulsion System69
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 34 | |
| 2011 | 85 | |
| 2012 | 121 | |
| 2013 | 112 | |
| 2014 | 130 | |
| 2015 | 118 | |
| 2016 | 84 | |
| 2017 | 39 | |
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 35 | |
| 2020 | 33 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 130. 14% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Jeep Wrangler drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 12th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 873 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2008 Jeep Wrangler crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2008 Jeep Wrangler: Unlimited 4-door and 2-door.
For the 2008 Jeep Wrangler, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. None of the 15 Wrangler years NHTSA rated (2000–2023) lists forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2008 Jeep Wrangler rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 27.9% (3 stars). That is tied for the highest of the 10 Wrangler years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (19.8%–27.9%); the 2005 had the lowest, 19.8%. Of 39 other 2008 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 39 (100%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 17.9%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2659, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2008 Jeep Wrangler: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2008 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: July 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted