NHTSA Safety Recalls
Jeep Patriot Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 10 recall campaigns for the Jeep Patriot, across 8 model years from 2009 to 2016. The 2012 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2016 (1).
Jeep Patriot years to avoid by our method: 2014 (2.9× the median year) and 2016 (2.0× the median year).
- Model years
- 8
- Recall campaigns
- 10
- Most recalls
- 2012
- Owner complaints
- 2,790
2009–2016, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 2,790 complaints with NHTSA about the Jeep Patriot across 12 model years; the most, 548, concern the 2014.
Owners marked a crash on 122 of the Jeep Patriot complaints (4%) and a fire on 40.
Across all Jeep Patriot model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 793 complaints), then the power train (423).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Jeep Patriot in 2019: 425, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Jeep Patriot is seat belts: pretensioner, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Jeep Patriot recall, 17V824000, was reported on December 21, 2017 and concerns the equipment.
Jeep Patriot years to avoid
The 2014 Jeep Patriot stands out most: 267 complaints between 2013 and 2017, 28% of them naming the engine.
The 2014 also carries 2 recalls, against a median of 1 for the ranked Jeep Patriot years.
The best-measured Jeep Patriot years are 2010 (0.2×), 2017 (0.3×) and 2013 (0.4×).
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Jeep Patriot years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Jeep Patriot
- SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER5
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW3
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
- EQUIPMENT1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)1
- STEERING:COLUMN1
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS1
- ENGINE1
Jeep Patriot model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Jeep Patriot recall campaign (10)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17V824000December 21, 2017 | equipment | 2011 | fire and injury | 61,791 |
| 16V907000December 16, 2016 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2016 | crash | 42,231 |
| 16V668000September 15, 2016 | seat belts: pretensioner | 2010–2014 | crash and injury | 1,435,625 |
| 15V878000December 23, 2015 | steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections | 2015 | fire | 60,140 |
| 13V552000November 6, 2013 | engine | 2014 | crash | 521 |
| 13V233000June 4, 2013 | air bags: side/window | 2010–2012 | crash and injury | 254,396 |
| 13V120000April 3, 2013 | fuel system, gasoline | 2012 | crash | 20,799 |
| 12V142000April 3, 2012 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2012 | fire | 1,689 |
| 11V315000June 8, 2011 | steering: column | 2011 | crash and injury | 11,096 |
| 08V528000October 9, 2008 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2009 | crash | 712 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Jeep Patriot. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted