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2014 Jeep Cherokee air bags problems

49 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2014 Jeep Cherokee cite air bags, 2% of all 2,651 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.

Complaints
49
2% of all complaints
Crashes
17
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
16
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the air bags

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“Started the vehicle and before we could put it in gear, the airbags in the back seat deployed. I contacted Jeep Customer Service and was given case # 93132151 and they had it towed to the nearest dealership for diagnosis. Then Jeep refused to pay the diagnostic fee and the dealership won’t do the diagnosis. Our fear is that the vehicle is unsafe to drive as the front airbags could now go off.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 29, 2025Air bagsODI 11663703
“The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Air Bags). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 4, 2023Air bagsODI 11536520
“The contact owned a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the front passenger’s side air bags deployed without warning, causing major damages to the front passenger’s side door. There was no injury sustained. The contact pulled over and became aware that the front passenger’s side air bags and side door air bags had deployed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to a collision center where the vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 61,000. The VIN was not available.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 5, 2023Air bagsODI 11530472
“Driving the vehicle for a few mins and the seatbelt light and airbag lights will come on and message show service airbags soon. Will stay in for about 2 mins to 15mins. Does not occur everyday but would say once every two weeks.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 10, 2023Electrical system, Air bagsODI 11511275
“MY SON WAS DRIVING AND REAR ENDED SOMEONE. HIS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY YET THE VEHICLE SHOWED AN ALERT ON THE DASH STATING THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 2, 2021Air bags, StructureCrash reportedODI 11414805
“AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX YET. PASSENGERS SEAT BEARING ON TRACK BROKEN. FRONT END NOISE WHEN TURNING HAS BEEN IN DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX SOUNDS LIKE RUBBING ON SOMETHING CRINKLING SOUND.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 1, 2021Air bags, Seats, Unknown or otherODI 11398400

Showing 6 of 49 reports. Read every report on NHTSA.gov.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 4, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Related recalls

1 recall on this component

Air bags: side

Free remedy

Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 1, 2013, to November 19, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience unintended side curtain and seat air bag deployment during vehicle operation.

Air bagsReported Jan 28, 2015NHTSA 15V041000
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Nov 4, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.