2017 Jeep Cherokee · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 26owner reports
- 42,000median miles
- 14involved a crash
Newest report May 20, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
26 of the 1,334 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Airbag on other Cherokee years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (12 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the airbags covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Improper welds on the driver's knee air bag inflator may prevent the air bag from properly inflating.
All 6 recalls on the 2017 Jeep Cherokee, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Cherokee
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 36,000 and 58,000 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“UNKNOWN Airbags did not deploy when struck by a semi that crossed the median and hit me then pinned me against guardrail that was also damaged/destroyed.”
Filed Aug 20, 2024
“I slide off the road and went into a ditch then rolled a dew times no airbags denied I was upside-down Bach shoulder head injury and left leg all on the left side .y mirror wouldn't call 911 I have photos”
Filed Dec 31, 2023
“Air bag light came on at 36,500 miles Went off and on several times then stayed on reported to chrysler but out of warranty 66,000 miles 4wheel drive light come on gear shift light come on and off several times took to dealer service department they said PTU UNIT needs replacement 3,000 dollars Called chrysler no help out of warranty”
Filed May 24, 2022 · 36,500 miles
“I went into a ditch hit two trees and a culvert before stopping and no airbags were deployed My 2017 jeep is a total loss lucky I didnât receive any major injuries , a laceration to my face quick need to be closed and brusing and scrapes. Mentally I am not okay know it could have been with my children in the vehicle but that day it was just myself”
Filed Sep 17, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 14 of 26 reports involved a crash and 21 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
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- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 227 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 196 reports
- Service 4WD light or power transfer unit (PTU) failure 186 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 92 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 56 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 50 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 45 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 42 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 41 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 36 reports
- Driveshaft, axle or transfer case problems 29 reports