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Jeep Renegade Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 14 recall campaigns for the Jeep Renegade, across 9 model years from 2015 to 2023. The 2019 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (2).

Jeep Renegade years to avoid by our method: 2017 (2.4× the median year).

Model years
9

2015–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
14
Most recalls
2019

4 recalls

Owner complaints
2,210

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,210 complaints with NHTSA about the Jeep Renegade across 9 model years; the most, 566, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 79 of the Jeep Renegade complaints (4%) and a fire on 34.

Across all Jeep Renegade model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 853 complaints), then the electrical system (618).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Jeep Renegade in 2019: 479, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Jeep Renegade is air bags: frontal, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Jeep Renegade recall, 24V918000, was reported on December 10, 2024 and concerns the exterior lighting: back up lights.

Jeep Renegade years to avoid

The 2017 Jeep Renegade stands out most: 359 complaints between 2016 and 2020, 47% of them naming the engine.

The 2017 also carries 3 recalls, against a median of 2.5 for the ranked Jeep Renegade years.

The best-measured Jeep Renegade years are 2022 (0.1×), 2019 (0.2×) and 2021 (0.3×).

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 Renegade, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2023220—not ranked
202222721
0.1×
202126734
0.3×
202036334
0.3×
201948027
0.2×
20182444246
1.7×
2017avoid3566359
2.4×
20162431262
1.8×
20154512257
1.8×

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

What gets recalled most on the Jeep Renegade

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS3
  • AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
  • SUSPENSION:REAR2
  • TRAILER HITCHES2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1

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

Every Jeep Renegade recall campaign (14)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Jeep Renegade, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V918000December 10, 2024exterior lighting: back up lights2021–2023crash2,135
24V510000July 3, 2024air bags: frontal2019–2023crash and injury337,128
20V191000September 10, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019–2020crash319,610
19V909000December 19, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2020crash1,353
19V438000June 11, 2019air bags: air bag/restraint control module2019crash and injury869
19V287000April 10, 2019air bags: air bag/restraint control module2019crash and injury25,004
18V731000October 17, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2017–2018crash21,104
18V524000August 9, 2018electrical system: wiring: front underhood2018crash12,779
18V131000February 22, 2018engine and engine cooling: engine2017crash9
17V485000August 2, 2017electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2017crash3,002
16V545000July 20, 2016trailer hitches2015–2016crash8,581
16V529000July 12, 2016power train: automatic transmission2015crash329,540
15V508000August 12, 2015electrical system: cybersecurity2015crash7,810
16E013000suspension: rear2015–2016crash—

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

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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