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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Jeep Liberty Recalls

The 2009 Jeep Liberty has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.

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

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
108

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 Jeep Liberty, 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 Liberty

Suspension

Campaign
09E039000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003–2008 Liberty, 2 other models

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

2009 Jeep Liberty complaints by year

NHTSA has received 108 owner complaints about the 2009 Jeep Liberty, the newest on June 18, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2009 Jeep Liberty, the component group named most often is the structure (19%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).

The 2009 Jeep Liberty's only recall does not concern the structure.

Where 2009 Jeep Liberty owners gave the mileage (91 complaints), the median was 61,700 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure20
  • Electrical System19
  • Fuel/Propulsion System15
  • Unknown Or Other13
  • Air Bags12
  • Wheels10

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Jeep Liberty received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20092
201111
20124
201313
201423
201514
20168
20176
20188
20199
20202
20212
20232
20241
20253

Complaints about the 2009 Jeep Liberty peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 23. 16% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Jeep Liberty drew 0.1× the complaints of the median Jeep Liberty year in the same window: 11th highest of the 11 ranked years.

That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Jeep Liberty years.

Jeep Liberty years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 108 complaints about the 2009 Jeep Liberty are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Jeep Liberty by model year

Other 2009 Jeep models

Newest record on this page: June 18, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted