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Jeep Patriot

Every Jeep Patriot model year on file, 2002 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,789180 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years142002 to 2018
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins906Summed across model years
By model year

The 2014 model year drew the most complaints, 548

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02004006002002200720092011201354820152018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Jeep Patriot complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
840
Powertrain
429
Electrical system
421
Fuel system
418
Airbags
383
Speed control
234
Seat belts
228
Structure
212
Suspension
182
Steering
145
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Jeep Patriot model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Jeep Patriot by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Not decoded0NoneNone0054
2017SUV5916.91160281
2016SUV4587.21,11714104
2015SUV3157.069214124
2014SUV5488.81,24622111
2013SUV1205.83751292
2012SUV3544.21,22143100
2011SUV3267.41,0694375
2010SUV1366.63832143
2009SUV1912.68681038
2008SUV1852.23190039
2007SUV943.21400130
2006Not decoded0NoneNone002
2002Not decoded30.03000013
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Jeep Patriot

  • 17V-824 Dec 21, 2017
    List of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V824-0103.pdf
    Equipment · 62k vehicles
  • 16V-907 Dec 16, 2016
    Crankshaft or camshaft sensor may only work intermittently, causing the engine to stall
    Engine and cooling · 42k vehicles
  • 16V-668 Sep 15, 2016
    Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from…
    Airbags · 1.44M vehicles
  • 15V-878 Dec 23, 2015
    During assembly, the power steering hose retention clamp may have been installed at an incorrect location, resulting in the detachment of the low…
    Steering · 60k vehicles
  • 13V-552 Nov 6, 2013
    Due to abrasive debris in the balance shaft bearings, these engines may have a loss of engine oil pressure, possibly resulting in an engine stall…
    Engine and cooling · 521 vehicles
  • 13V-233 Jun 4, 2013
    Affected vehicles have a software error which may result in a delayed deployment or non-deployment of the seatbelt pre-tensioners and/or side airbags
    Airbags · 254k vehicles
  • 13V-120 Apr 3, 2013
    Due to an incorrectly manufactured transfer tube, the transfer of fuel from the secondary side to the primary side of the fuel tank may be…
    Fuel system · 21k vehicles
  • 12V-142 Apr 3, 2012
    Some vehicles may have been built with a fuel tank assembly containing a damaged roll-over valve
    Fuel system · 1,689 vehicles
  • 11V-315 Jun 8, 2011
    Some of these vehicles may have been built with a missing or incorrectly installed steering column pivot rivet
    Steering · 11k vehicles
  • 08V-528 Oct 9, 2008
    New adhesive used in the power train control module (pcm) manufacturing process can cause the printed circuit board to break
    Powertrain · 712 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.