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Jeep Compass Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 26 recall campaigns for the Jeep Compass, across 15 model years from 2007 to 2023. The 2018 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).

Jeep Compass years to avoid by our method: 2018 (5.8× the median year).

Model years
15

2007–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
26
Most recalls
2018

6 recalls

Owner complaints
3,722

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 3,722 complaints with NHTSA about the Jeep Compass across 20 model years; the most, 946, concern the 2018.

Owners marked a crash on 152 of the Jeep Compass complaints (4%) and a fire on 48.

Across all Jeep Compass model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 1,244 complaints), then the electrical system (1,077).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Jeep Compass in 2019: 534, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Jeep Compass is seat belts: pretensioner, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Jeep Compass recall, 24V436000, was reported on June 13, 2024 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2008 and 2021 Jeep Compass, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Jeep Compass years to avoid

The 2018 Jeep Compass stands out most: 519 complaints between 2017 and 2021, 50% of them naming the engine.

The 2018 also carries 6 recalls, against a median of 2 for the ranked Jeep Compass years.

The best-measured Jeep Compass years are 2013 (0.3×), 2015 (0.3×) and 2021 (0.6×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Jeep Compass, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202605—not ranked
2025029—not ranked
2024053—not ranked
2023249—not ranked
20224225201
1.9×
202108146
0.6×
2020114372
1.0×
20192330135
1.5×
2018avoid6946519
5.8×
20174229149
1.6×
20161293109
1.2×
2015111329
0.3×
20142307132
1.4×
201318026
0.3×
2012418446
0.6×
2011318843
0.6×
20102716not ranked
20091449not ranked
20080930not ranked
2007325955
0.6×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Jeep Compass years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Jeep Compass

  • SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL5
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW3
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL2
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES2
  • ENGINE1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1

Jeep Compass model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Jeep Compass recall campaign (26)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Jeep Compass, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V436000June 13, 2024back over prevention: sensing system: camera2022–2023crash1,033,433
23V576000August 14, 2023electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2022–2023crash181,999
23V058000February 9, 2023electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2022crash90
22V248000April 14, 2022seats: front assembly: head restraint2022crash and injury114
20V208000April 9, 2020visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2019–2020crash425,599
18V523000August 9, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2018–2019crash154,335
18V524000August 9, 2018electrical system: wiring: front underhood2018crash12,779
18V279000May 1, 2018suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2018crash2,761
17V824000December 21, 2017equipment2017fire and injury61,791
17V732000November 21, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2018crash, injury and death27,210
17V740000November 21, 2017electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2017–2018crash25,823
17V670000October 24, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2018crash357
17V433000July 7, 2017equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2017injury12,989
17V301000May 9, 2017power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2017crash4,705
16V907000December 16, 2016engine and engine cooling: engine2016crash42,231
16V668000September 15, 2016seat belts: pretensioner2010–2014crash and injury1,435,625
15V878000December 23, 2015steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2015fire60,140
13V552000November 6, 2013engine2014crash521
13V233000June 4, 2013air bags: side/window2010–2012crash and injury254,396
13V120000April 3, 2013fuel system, gasoline2012crash20,799
12V142000April 3, 2012fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2012fire1,689
11V315000June 8, 2011steering: column2011crash and injury11,096
10V234000June 3, 2010vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2007—24,825
08V528000October 9, 2008power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2009crash712
06V493000December 29, 2006service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2007crash50,665
06V434000November 15, 2006equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2007crash18,245

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Jeep Compass. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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

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