NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Jeep Patriot Recalls
The 2012 Jeep Patriot has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 15, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Jeep Patriot. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 354
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2012 Jeep Patriot, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 Jeep Patriot
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 16V668000
- Reported
- September 15, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,435,625
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013–2014 Patriot, 5 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 13V233000
- Reported
- June 4, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 254,396
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Patriot, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 13V120000
- Reported
- April 3, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,799
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 12V142000
- Reported
- April 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,689
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2012 Jeep Patriot complaints by year
NHTSA has received 354 owner complaints about the 2012 Jeep Patriot, the newest on August 26, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (3%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Jeep Patriot, the component group named most often is the engine (32%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (24%) and the power train (18%).
None of the 2012 Jeep Patriot's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2012 Jeep Patriot owners gave the mileage (257 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine114
- Fuel/Propulsion System86
- Power Train63
- Air Bags57
- Electrical System44
- Seat Belts37
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 30 | |
| 2013 | 33 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 24 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 61 | |
| 2018 | 36 | |
| 2019 | 51 | |
| 2020 | 25 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2012 Jeep Patriot peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 61. 31% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Jeep Patriot drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Jeep Patriot year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 9 ranked years.
The 354 complaints about the 2012 Jeep Patriot are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Patriot by model year
Other 2012 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: August 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted