Jeep Renegade Recalls

The Jeep Renegade has 19 recalls spanning 2015 through 2023, with the most serious recent issue affecting 2019-2023 models where an improperly connected seat belt buckle switch sensor can prevent the front airbag from deploying in a crash.

Two other airbag-related recalls affect 2019 models specifically. On certain 2019 vehicles, a software error in the occupant restraint controller can disable passive safety features entirely, leaving occupants without airbag protection in a crash. On 2019 Renegades with the Upland trim package, the same controller can be miscalibrated and fire the airbags incorrectly during a frontal impact. The 2020 model year has a right rear brake caliper that can crack during manufacturing and eventually fail, reducing braking performance. On 2019-2020 models equipped with 8.4-inch or 12-inch radio displays, the rearview camera image can linger on screen after shifting out of reverse, distracting the driver. The 2021-2023 model years have an incorrect reverse light assembly that reduces rear visibility and may not signal to pedestrians and other drivers that the vehicle is backing up.

Going back to 2017-2018, flex fuel 4x2 models with the 2.4L engine can lose fuel pressure under high-demand conditions, causing the engine to stall. The 2017 model year also has a separate issue where a cracked oil pump housing on 2.4L engines can cause oil pump failure and stall the engine. A software error on 2017 models can cause multiple warning lights to illuminate on the instrument panel when nothing is actually wrong, masking real malfunctions. The 2018 model year has a wiring harness issue under the hood that can cause the vehicle to stall unexpectedly.

Earlier production from 2015-2016 has two trailer hitch concerns: on 2015 models, the hitch may have been assembled incorrectly to the vehicle structure and can partially or fully separate, and on 2015-2016 models with the optional factory hitch package, the assembly may have been attached with only one fastener per side instead of the required three, allowing it to detach along with any trailer. The 2015 model year also has a 9-speed automatic transmission that can unexpectedly shift into neutral, a front suspension coil spring that can corrode and fail if a nearby bracket fastener contacts and wears through its protective coating, and a cybersecurity vulnerability in the radio software that can allow unauthorized remote access to vehicle control systems.