NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2012 Jeep Wrangler has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 26, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 836
- Crashes reported
- 22
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
19 fires
On a 2012 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2012 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 2011, 2013–2018 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 2010–2011, 2013–2016 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 2007–2011 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 2011, 2013–2016 Wrangler
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 14V631000
- Reported
- October 8, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 313,772
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 Wrangler
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 13V234000
- Reported
- June 4, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 180,131
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 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 2008–2011 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 2008–2011 Wrangler
Equipment
- Campaign
- 13E010000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011, 2013 Wrangler
2012 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 836 owner complaints about the 2012 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 22 describe a crash (3%) and 19 a fire; owners reported 22 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2012 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the power train (34%), followed by the steering (24%) and the engine (21%).
1 of the 2012 Jeep Wrangler's 10 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2012 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (503 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train282
- Steering204
- Engine172
- Electrical System148
- Air Bags128
- Unknown Or Other52
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 47 | |
| 2013 | 91 | |
| 2014 | 224 | |
| 2015 | 88 | |
| 2016 | 78 | |
| 2017 | 61 | |
| 2018 | 39 | |
| 2019 | 60 | |
| 2020 | 37 | |
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 23 |
Complaints about the 2012 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 224. 54% 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 Wrangler drew 3.6× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the Jeep Wrangler years to avoid by our method.
The 836 complaints about the 2012 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2012 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted