2015 Jeep Wrangler · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 73owner reports
- 58,500median miles
- 10involved a crash
Newest report Sep 13, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
73 of the 471 complaints on this car describe airbag. Only brake wear is reported more often on this car.
Narrower sheets: Takata airbag inflator recall (46 reports)
Tick what matches of 73 reports
Airbag on other Wrangler 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, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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 clock spring (21 reports), the occupant sensor (10 reports), the module (4 reports) and the inflator (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the airbags cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
The clockspring assembly may become contaminated with dust and cause the air bag circuit to fail.
All 3 recalls on the 2015 Jeep Wrangler, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Wrangler
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.
Electrical overstress. Closed sep 19, 2024, led to recall 20V-024.
Air bag clockspring wiring failure. Closed jul 6, 2016, led to recall 16V-288.
Air bag clockspring wiring failure. Closed dec 7, 2015.
Airbag clockspring failure. Closed nov 7, 2011, led to recall 11V-528.
Air bag module detachment. Closed oct 13, 2000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 35,000 and 87,000 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2015 Jeep Wrangler 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.
Non-desiccated Passenger Frontal Airbag This bulletin involves providing to purchasers of affected un-sold vehicles, prior to purchase, the attached "Important Notice" document and retain a signed copy.
Part Description: Hard Top Flipper Glass Prop Rod Issue Description: Having a light oil sheen on the steel shaft of the prop rod is correct and acceptable. Please do not replace the Prop Rod for this condition.
What owners wrote
“Took to two shops for the air bag light on dashboard. They told me this is a known issue with the clockspring and I should check for recalls. My vin shows no open recalls, but because this is a known issue with a previous recalls, i believe recurring issues should be assessed and repaired under the ongoing recall.”
Filed Sep 30, 2025
“Air bag light is on, no horn, traction light is on, canât alert others bc no horn, air bag wonât deploy because clock spring is bad as well. Very scared to drive at times bc vehicle goes into limp mode. Recall on 2015 jeep wranglers with clock spring”
Filed May 1, 2025
“Unknown But my concern is the clock spring recall. I would like that fixed I don't understand why I can't have it fixed under the recall for my Jeep Wrangler 2 door. I am worried that the air bag won't work... right now the horn and a few other controls on the steering wheel doesn't work. So I believe this vehicle is part of the recall.”
Filed Jan 5, 2025
“My horn and all my steering wheel controls just stopped working due to a failure of the clock spring. This should be a recall as it's a safety issue.”
Filed Aug 27, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 10 of 73 reports involved a crash and 11 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
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 129 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 41 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 33 reports
- Vehicle fire 27 reports