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2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee airbags problems

The 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 40 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

40

Airbags complaints

4%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Grand Cherokee airbags complaints by model year488 complaints1993: 25 complaints1994: 38 complaints1995: 30 complaints1996: 34 complaints1997: 36 complaints1998: 36 complaints1999: 84 complaints2000: 60 complaints2001: 26 complaints2002: 488 complaints2003: 256 complaints2004: 328 complaints2005: 95 complaints2006: 61 complaints2007: 29 complaints2008: 40 complaints2009: 12 complaints2010: 10 complaints2011: 60 complaints2012: 43 complaints2013: 32 complaints2014: 208 complaints2015: 100 complaints2016: 11 complaints2017: 15 complaints2018: 23 complaints2019: 19 complaints2020: 17 complaints2021: 18 complaints2022: 8 complaints2023: 10 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Grand Cherokee airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“OUR 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STRUCK AN OLDER MODEL CAR IN THE SIDE AS THE OTHER VEHICLE ROLLED THROUGH A RED LIGHT. WE WERE TRAVELING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENOUGH TO SUFFER A TOTAL LOSS, BUT THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH VEHICLES WERE IN MOTION ON A…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · April 9, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee airbags — 4% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.