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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Jeep Liberty Recalls

The 2011 Jeep Liberty has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 10, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Jeep Liberty. 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
181

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
16

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Jeep Liberty, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2011 Jeep Liberty

Seats: front assembly: head restraint

Campaign
17V640000
Reported
October 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 363,930
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2012 Liberty, 2 other models

17V640000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
13V282000
Reported
July 2, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 442,320
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2012 Liberty, 4 other models

13V282000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: column

Campaign
11V315000
Reported
June 8, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 11,096
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 10 other models

11V315000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Jeep Liberty complaints by year

NHTSA has received 181 owner complaints about the 2011 Jeep Liberty, the newest on August 31, 2026. Of these, 16 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.

In complaints about the 2011 Jeep Liberty, the component group named most often is the electrical system (23%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the fuel/propulsion system (17%).

1 of the 2011 Jeep Liberty's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2011 Jeep Liberty owners gave the mileage (151 complaints), the median was 58,910 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System42
  • Air Bags35
  • Fuel/Propulsion System31
  • Engine22
  • Structure17
  • Unknown Or Other13

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Jeep Liberty received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20119
20124
201312
201417
201525
201620
201724
201824
201921
20207
20214
20225
20233
20242
20252
20262

Complaints about the 2011 Jeep Liberty peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 25. 23% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Jeep Liberty drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Jeep Liberty year in the same window: 9th highest of the 11 ranked years.

That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Jeep Liberty years.

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The 181 complaints about the 2011 Jeep Liberty are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Jeep Liberty by model year

Other 2011 Jeep models

Newest record on this page: August 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted