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Owner complaints · Air Bags

2016 Jeep Wrangler airbag problems

77 of the 460 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2016 Jeep Wrangler name the airbags (NHTSA’s “Air Bags” heading — airbags, their sensors and warning lights). Filed under the same heading: 4 recalls, 2 NHTSA investigations. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.

77 complaints 17% of this model year’s 20 reports a crash 1 a fire typically at 61k miles

What owners filed about the airbags

Source: NHTSA complaint database
77complaints name the airbags

20 of the 77 reports a crash · 1 a fire · 27 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.

Filed per year: 2016: 7 · 2017: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2019: 17 · 2020: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 7

61kmiles, typically

Half of the 34 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the airbag problem between 17,000 and 77,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

17%of this model year’s complaints

460 complaints in all about the 2016 Jeep Wrangler, 7 filed in 2025. The whole picture, every system →

Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Air Bags” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.

Across model years: Jeep Wrangler airbag problems, every year on file →

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In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the airbags. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

On january 30, 2017 another vehicle pulled out in front of me and stopped. I hit that vehicle with my 2016 Jeep Wrangler at about 30-35mph. The impact totaled both vehicles. My jeep's frame was buckled and twisted all of the way to the rear bumper. The rear body mount bolt were even bent.
Air Bags at 6,100 miles Apr 18, 2017 NHTSA owner report
Currently a recall for a sensor of the airbags. I installed mopar LED headlights. They say the headlights get destroyed during the fix and they put stock headlights back in, not what I currently have. They are factory made mopar headlights that cost approx $950.00.
Air Bags at 10,000 miles Mar 21, 2017 NHTSA owner report
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 45 MPH, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver and passenger sustained minor injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic.
Air Bags at 15,000 miles Jan 4, 2017 NHTSA owner report
Took our Jeep in to autonation chrysler Jeep arapahoe in centennial, co and they said they couldn't perform the recall work without removing the wench on the front of our Jeep. They said we would have to pay 5 hours of tech time to remove and re-install the wench in order for them to perform the recall work.
Air Bags Dec 13, 2016 NHTSA owner report
Our Jeep has a recall for a sensor wire in the front area of the vehicle. I dropped the Jeep at the dealership (mall of georgia chrysler Jeep in buford ga) and received a shuttle ride home. I was called a few hours later by my advisor and told that I needed to remove the winch, winch plate, light bar, and lights on the front bumper.
Air Bags Dec 12, 2016 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the airbags

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recalls filed under this heading

NHTSA investigations

Trouble codes named on this system

B1B02 B1B00 B1B01 B1B06

Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2016 Jeep Wrangler names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.

Other systems with a record on the 2016 Jeep Wrangler

Source: the same files
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Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Are airbag problems common on the 2016 Jeep Wrangler?

They are documented: NHTSA holds 77 owner complaints naming the airbags on this model year (17% of everything owners filed about it), and 4 recalls, 2 NHTSA investigations are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.

Is there a recall for the airbags on the 2016 Jeep Wrangler?

Yes — 4 campaigns are filed under this heading: 24V196000, 19V018000, 16V734000, 16V288000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do airbag problems show up on the 2016 Jeep Wrangler?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 61,000 miles; half of them between 17,000 and 77,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Air Bags" heading cover?

Airbags, their sensors and warning lights. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.