The 1998 Jeep Cherokee has 52 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.
52
Airbags complaints
9%
Share of year
15
Crash-involved
1
Related recalls
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. WATER AND/OR ROAD SALT IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE COULD LEAD TO CORROSION.
Consequence
SUCH CORROSION CAN LEAD TO ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OR COULD ALLOW INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE AND LOCATE THE NEW MODULE ON THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL.
“VEHICLE WAS GOING 30-35MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISON HITTING SIDE DRIVER'S DOOR OF OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER'S HEAD AND FACE TO HIT WINDSHIELD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE…”
NHTSA has 52 complaints about the 1998 Jeep Cherokee airbags — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.
Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 00V105000.
Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.