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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Jeep Compass Recalls

The 2015 Jeep Compass has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 23, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Jeep Compass. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
113

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★☆☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2015 Jeep Compass, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2015 Jeep Compass

Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

Campaign
15V878000
Reported
December 23, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 60,140
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 1 other model

15V878000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Jeep Compass complaints by year

NHTSA has received 113 owner complaints about the 2015 Jeep Compass, the newest on May 19, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.

In complaints about the 2015 Jeep Compass, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the air bags (14%).

The 2015 Jeep Compass's only recall does not concern the engine.

Where 2015 Jeep Compass owners gave the mileage (73 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine30
  • Unknown Or Other29
  • Electrical System22
  • Air Bags16
  • Vehicle Speed Control15
  • Seats12

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Jeep Compass received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20158
20162
20176
201813
201920
202013
202117
202211
20237
20248
20255
20263

Complaints about the 2015 Jeep Compass peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 20. 26% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Jeep Compass drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Jeep Compass year in the same window: 12th highest of the 13 ranked years.

That makes 2015 one of the three best-measured Jeep Compass years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 3/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 113 complaints about the 2015 Jeep Compass are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Jeep Compass by model year

Other 2015 Jeep models

Newest record on this page: May 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted