NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Jeep Wrangler Recalls
The 2021 Jeep Wrangler has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Jeep Wrangler. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 954
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
27 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2021 Jeep Wrangler, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2021 Jeep Wrangler
Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump
- Campaign
- 26V363000
- Reported
- June 4, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,076,999
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Wrangler, 1 other model
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 25V741000
- Reported
- October 30, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 320,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2023 Wrangler, 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 24V676000
- Reported
- September 12, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020, 2022–2023 Wrangler
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 24V652000
- Reported
- September 5, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,863
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020, 2022–2023 Wrangler, 1 other model
Power train: manual transmission: control module: software
- Campaign
- 24V572000
- Reported
- August 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 94
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system
- Campaign
- 24V111000
- Reported
- February 15, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 199,143
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 103, windshield defrosting and defogging
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Wrangler, 1 other model
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 23V787000
- Reported
- November 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,125
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Wrangler
Fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V263000
- Reported
- April 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,832
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Wrangler, 1 other model
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 23V191000
- Reported
- March 23, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,829
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 Wrangler
Power train: clutch assembly
- Campaign
- 23V116000
- Reported
- February 23, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,201
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020, 2022–2023 Wrangler, 1 other model
Engine
- Campaign
- 22V865000
- Reported
- November 23, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,909
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Wrangler
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 22V766000
- Reported
- October 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,802
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 22V767000
- Reported
- October 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 60,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 Wrangler, 2 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 22V638000
- Reported
- August 25, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,895
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Wrangler, 2 other models
Power train: clutch assembly
- Campaign
- 21V028000
- Reported
- January 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,887
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020 Wrangler, 1 other model
2021 Jeep Wrangler complaints by year
NHTSA has received 954 owner complaints about the 2021 Jeep Wrangler, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (2%) and 27 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Jeep Wrangler, the component group named most often is the electrical system (32%), followed by the steering (27%) and the engine (23%).
3 of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler's 15 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2021 Jeep Wrangler owners gave the mileage (121 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System308
- Steering255
- Engine220
- Suspension181
- Power Train148
- Unknown Or Other131
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 220 | |
| 2024 | 231 | |
| 2025 | 144 | |
| 2026 | 147 |
Complaints about the 2021 Jeep Wrangler peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 231. 69% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Jeep Wrangler drew 5.0× the complaints of the median Jeep Wrangler year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the Jeep Wrangler years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 954 complaints about the 2021 Jeep Wrangler are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Wrangler by model year
Other 2021 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted