2014 Jeep Patriot · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 146owner reports
- 41,000median miles
- 18involved a crash
Newest report Jul 13, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
146 of the 513 complaints on this car describe airbag, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2014 Patriot.
Narrower sheets: Takata airbag inflator recall (113 reports)
Tick what matches of 146 reports
Airbag on other Patriot 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: 2015.
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 (27 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the airbags covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Patriot
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.
Electrical overstress. Closed sep 19, 2024, led to recall 20V-024.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 22,149 and 60,250 miles, from the 49 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“I went to the Quirk Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM dealership of Dorchester (on hallet street) to have my vehicle recall serviced & I was turned away because I was told that the dealership does not service cars passed a certain mileage limit.”
Filed Feb 17, 2026
“Drivers side head restraint deployed when sitting parked in car striking my wife in head car was not running. Contacted dealer states no idea when part can come contacted jeep told to look for part on internet fix myself there is a safety recall on this issue and I am unable to get this resolved thru jeep and dealer”
Filed Oct 16, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 18 of 146 reports involved a crash and 20 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 Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Seat belt or seat problems 136 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 109 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 52 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 36 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 25 reports