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2011 Jeep Patriot airbags problems

The 2011 Jeep Patriot has 43 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

43

Airbags complaints

9%

Share of year

10

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Patriot airbags complaints by model year148 complaints2002: 2 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 26 complaints2011: 43 complaints2012: 56 complaints2013: 33 complaints2014: 148 complaints2015: 20 complaints2016: 33 complaints2017: 8 complaints
Patriot airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

DRIVER LEFT ROAD, PROCEEDED OVER A SHORT GRASSY AREA, UP INTO TREES, HIT A TREE HEAD ON /RIGHT SIDE, THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE LEFT SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES INCLUDED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR SIDE AIR BAGS ARRIVED BY MAIL A FEW DAYS LATER. WE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · June 2, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2011 Jeep Patriot have?

NHTSA has 43 complaints about the 2011 Jeep Patriot airbags — 9% 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.