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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Jeep Commander Recalls

The 2009 Jeep Commander has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 7, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Jeep Commander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
46

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 Jeep Commander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2009 Jeep Commander

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 2006–2008, 2010 Commander, 1 other model

13V175000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
09V118000
Reported
April 9, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 4,314
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

09V118000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension

Campaign
09E039000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2006–2008 Commander, 2 other models

09E039000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Jeep Commander complaints by year

NHTSA has received 46 owner complaints about the 2009 Jeep Commander, the newest on September 14, 2026.

In complaints about the 2009 Jeep Commander, the component group named most often is the electrical system (46%), followed by the engine (20%) and the power train (17%).

1 of the 2009 Jeep Commander's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2009 Jeep Commander owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System21
  • Engine9
  • Power Train8
  • Air Bags6
  • Structure3
  • Unknown Or Other3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Jeep Commander received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20101
20111
20124
20131
20147
201510
20164
20172
20184
20197
20213
20221
20261

Complaints about the 2009 Jeep Commander peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 10. 13% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 46 complaints about the 2009 Jeep Commander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Jeep Commander by model year

Other 2009 Jeep models

Newest record on this page: September 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted