NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Jeep Compass Recalls
The 2009 Jeep Compass has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 9, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Jeep Compass. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 44
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Jeep Compass, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2009 Jeep Compass
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 08V528000
- Reported
- October 9, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 712
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2009 Jeep Compass complaints by year
NHTSA has received 44 owner complaints about the 2009 Jeep Compass, the newest on February 1, 2024. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2009 Jeep Compass, the component group named most often is the suspension (34%), followed by the structure (16%) and the electrical system (11%).
The 2009 Jeep Compass's only recall does not concern the suspension.
Where 2009 Jeep Compass owners gave the mileage (33 complaints), the median was 88,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension15
- Structure7
- Electrical System5
- Engine5
- Unknown Or Other5
- Air Bags4
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Jeep Compass peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 7. 20% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 44 complaints about the 2009 Jeep Compass are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Compass by model year
Other 2009 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: February 1, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted