NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2013 Jeep Wrangler has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 26, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 655
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
16 fires
On a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2013 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 2011–2012, 2014–2018 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, 2014–2016 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 2009–2012 Wrangler, 9 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 2011–2012, 2014–2016 Wrangler
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 14V631000
- Reported
- October 8, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 313,772
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 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 2012 Wrangler
Equipment
- Campaign
- 13E010000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2012 Wrangler
2013 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 655 owner complaints about the 2013 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (2%) and 16 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2013 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the power train (35%), followed by the steering (25%) and the engine (21%).
1 of the 2013 Jeep Wrangler's 7 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2013 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (365 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train230
- Steering167
- Engine140
- Electrical System103
- Air Bags72
- Unknown Or Other72
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 45 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 193 | |
| 2015 | 49 | |
| 2016 | 58 | |
| 2017 | 49 | |
| 2018 | 47 | |
| 2019 | 70 | |
| 2020 | 33 | |
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 18 | |
| 2026 | 29 |
Complaints about the 2013 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 193. 53% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Jeep Wrangler drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 6th highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Jeep Wrangler years to avoid by our method.
The 655 complaints about the 2013 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2013 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted