NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2011 Jeep Wrangler has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 26, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 485
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
20 fires
On a 2011 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 2011 Jeep Wrangler
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 19V680000
- Reported
- September 26, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,463
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2018 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 2010, 2012–2016 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 2009–2010, 2012–2013 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 2007–2010, 2012 Wrangler, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V288000
- Reported
- May 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,196
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2016 Wrangler
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 14V631000
- Reported
- October 8, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 313,772
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 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
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
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 11V145000
- Reported
- March 1, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,326
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Wrangler
Equipment
- Campaign
- 13E010000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010, 2012–2013 Wrangler
2011 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 485 owner complaints about the 2011 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on August 21, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (3%) and 20 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (18%) and the electrical system (17%).
6 of the 2011 Jeep Wrangler's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (366 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags145
- Fuel/Propulsion System88
- Electrical System83
- Steering58
- Power Train40
- Suspension39
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 29 | |
| 2013 | 29 | |
| 2014 | 35 | |
| 2015 | 78 | |
| 2016 | 77 | |
| 2017 | 43 | |
| 2018 | 36 | |
| 2019 | 39 | |
| 2020 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 11 |
Complaints about the 2011 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 78. 25% 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 Wrangler drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 11th highest of the 23 ranked years.
The 485 complaints about the 2011 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2011 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: August 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted