2016 Jeep Wrangler · symptom sheet
Takata airbag inflator recall
- 43owner reports
- 64,000median miles
- $700median quote
- 5involved a crash
Newest report Dec 16, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
43 of the 77 reports of airbag on the 2016 Wrangler describe Takata airbag recall.
Part of Airbag warning light or recall (77 reports)
Tick what matches of 43 reports
Takata airbag recall 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: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside airbag problems for complaints about inflator recalls, Takata's above all. Many owners here aren't describing a failure they've seen. They're describing a recall notice, a dealer who doesn't have the part, and the question of whether the car is safe to drive in the meantime.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the clock spring (14 reports).
Recalls and investigations
4 recalls on the airbags cover the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Debris contamination may cause the clockspring to fail, preventing the driver's air bag from deploying in a crash.
Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
In certain crash conditions, the front impact sensor wiring may be pulled until it detaches before a signal can be received by the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC).
The clockspring assembly may become contaminated with dust and cause the air bag circuit to fail.
All 5 recalls on the 2016 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.
What owners paid
8 of the 43 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $300 to $950.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 20,000 and 71,000 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Horn stopped working. Steering wheel controls stopped working. Airbag clockspring bad. Several lights on, on dash. Several dealerships claim even though there is a recall, my Jeep is not covered.”
Filed Apr 29, 2025
“The clock spring has gone out, 15 and older was issued a recall, my 2016 (built 2015) is not included and denied buy jeep. My airbag light has been on about 20,000 miles now.”
Filed Jun 14, 2021 · 20,000 miles
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 5 of 43 reports involved a crash and 6 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
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