NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2010 Jeep Wrangler has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 686
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
35 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2010 Jeep Wrangler
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V018000
- Reported
- January 15, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,413,222
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2016 Wrangler, 5 other models
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 2009, 2011–2013 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 2007–2009, 2011–2012 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 Wrangler
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V176000
- Reported
- May 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,440
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009, 2011–2012 Wrangler
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 12V216000
- Reported
- May 16, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 65,246
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Jeep 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 2008–2009, 2011–2012 Wrangler
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 11V145000
- Reported
- March 1, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,326
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Wrangler
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 10V315000
- Reported
- July 7, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,626
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 10V236000
- Reported
- June 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 287,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Wrangler
Equipment
- Campaign
- 13E010000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2011–2013 Wrangler
2010 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 686 owner complaints about the 2010 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on August 16, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (2%) and 35 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (23%), followed by the air bags (23%) and the electrical system (13%).
6 of the 2010 Jeep Wrangler's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2010 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (553 complaints), the median was 46,753 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System159
- Air Bags158
- Electrical System86
- Fuel System, Gasoline69
- Power Train68
- Steering66
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44 | |
| 2011 | 36 | |
| 2012 | 54 | |
| 2013 | 71 | |
| 2014 | 90 | |
| 2015 | 89 | |
| 2016 | 104 | |
| 2017 | 56 | |
| 2018 | 37 | |
| 2019 | 32 | |
| 2020 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2010 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 104. 30% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Jeep Wrangler drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 686 complaints about the 2010 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2010 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: August 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted