2017 Jeep Compass defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2017 Jeep Compass. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Active Head Rest Inadvertent DeploymentPreliminary Evaluation PE19014 · opened Sep 9, 2019 · closed Feb 25, 2026
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE19014 on September 9, 2019, to investigate 128 consumer complaints alleging that the Active Head Rest (AHR) inadvertently deployed without the occurrence of a crash or other rear impact event in model year (MY) 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles.When O…
- Electrical overstressEngineering Analysis EA19001 · opened Apr 19, 2019 · closed Sep 19, 2024 · led to recall 20V024
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags…
- Northwest Chrysler Jeep Dodge Sale IssueAudit Query AQ17004 · opened Aug 18, 2017 · closed Nov 23, 2020
NHTSA opened AQ17-004 to determine whether Northwest Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Houston, Texas (Northwest) has complied with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 (Safety Act) and its implementing regulations. The Safety Act requires, among other things, that a manufac…