NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2009 Jeep Wrangler has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 372
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2009 Jeep Wrangler
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V021000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 328,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2013 Wrangler, 9 other models
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 2007–2008, 2010–2012 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 2007–2008, 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 2008, 2010–2012 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 2008, 2010–2012 Wrangler
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 10V236000
- Reported
- June 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 287,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 Wrangler
Equipment
- Campaign
- 13E010000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010–2013 Wrangler
2009 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 372 owner complaints about the 2009 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on September 17, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (3%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the air bags (28%), followed by the steering (17%) and the suspension (17%).
5 of the 2009 Jeep Wrangler's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (294 complaints), the median was 51,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags104
- Steering65
- Suspension63
- Fuel/Propulsion System58
- Electrical System35
- Power Train34
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | |
| 2012 | 41 | |
| 2013 | 50 | |
| 2014 | 65 | |
| 2015 | 45 | |
| 2016 | 37 | |
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 23 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2009 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 65. 19% 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 Wrangler drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 14th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 372 complaints about the 2009 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2009 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: September 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted