18V523000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
2018 JEEP COMPASS
6 safety recall campaigns, 1,620 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints1,620
Complaints citing a crash46
Complaints citing a fire9
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
18V524000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
18V279000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
If the lower control arm separates, it can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V732000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, unsecured inflator mounting nuts outside of the cushion assembly are potential projectiles that may strike the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
17V740000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
An instrument cluster that is too bright, and cannot be dimmed, can reduce the driver's ability to see at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V670000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
If the oil pump fails, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 466ENGINE
- 364ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 191UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 150POWER TRAIN
- 63EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 62FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 61SERVICE BRAKES
- 32VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 JEEP COMPASSs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.