1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2016 Jeep Compass. Owners have filed 293 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Jeep dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2016 Jeep Compass. Check your Compass by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 293 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Jeep Compass, reporting 9 crashes, 2 fires, 15 injuries. Jeep has issued at least 145 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Jeep Compass owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 4 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 293 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Jeep Compass. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I was driving my vehicle and out of nowhere the airbag in the driver's seat exploded. The vehicle is available for inspection. I almost wrecked. The vehicle has not been inspected by thr manufacturer yet. I left a message for the service manager at my local jeep dealership.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11542248
“As I was backing out of a driveway, I heard a loud pop and felt something hit me in the back of the head really hard. My headrest burst open spontaneously. I now have a bad headache and sore neck.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11466471
“While backing out of driveway the driver side active head restraint spontaneously deployed hitting my teenager driver in the back of the head.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11427567
“I WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON 9/24/2020. THE CAR IS BEING INSPECTED FOR REPAIRS NOW AND I AM DEALING WITH THE INSURANCE CLAIM AT THIS TIME. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF AT A SPEED OF 35-40 MPH, STRIKING THE VEHICLE THAT WAS AT-FAULT, AND THEN A METAL POLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11361691
“THE CONTACT OWNED 2016 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS NOTIFIED WHILE IN A STORE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11327693
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 Jeep Compass is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Jeep dealer.