2014 Jeep Compass · symptom sheet
Seat belt or seat problems
- 78owner reports
- 48,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Apr 13, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
78 of the 282 complaints on this car describe seat belt. Only airbag is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 78 reports
Seat belt on other Compass years
No other Compass model year has enough reports of seat belt for a sheet of its own. See every Compass year.
What this problem usually is
This group covers the belt and the seat it's bolted to: buckles that won't latch or won't let go, belts that lock up and won't pull out, and seats that shift or rock in their tracks. It's a wide bucket, with over 9,000 complaints across the vehicles on this site, and a quarter of them mention a recall.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the seat belts covers the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The Occupant Restraint Control (OCR) module may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and side air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.
All 2 recalls on the 2014 Jeep Compass, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the seat belts on the Compass
Active head rest inadvertent deployment. Closed feb 25, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 32,500 and 85,000 miles, from the 28 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2014 Jeep Compass that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Active Head Restraint (AHR) Inadvertent Deployment - X86 Warranty Extension This bulletin involves inspecting the sled bracket striker pin and possibly replacing a front seat AHR that has inadvertently deployed.
What owners wrote
“The headrest of my passenger seat deployed while I was driving on the highway. My twelve year old was sitting in the seat as it happened, and was hit in the head by the front of the headrest. There has been no formal inspection about it yet, but I witnessed it first-hand. There were no warning signals, lamps, or warnings associated with the incident and it happened very suddenly.”
Filed Jul 22, 2023
“The drivers side headrest active restraint deployed, there was no accident or hit to it. Upon inspection there was broken plastic peices found and the head rest could not be reset. I saw on some sites that this was a known issue and the warranty was extended 10 years from 2022.”
Filed Jun 17, 2023
“The headrestâs whiplash safety feature popped unexpectedly while sitting in driveway, breaking the plastic inside.”
Filed Feb 13, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 78 reports involved a crash and 4 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
- Airbag warning light or recall 87 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 58 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 26 reports