2019 Jeep Wrangler defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2019 Jeep Wrangler. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Frame weld deficienciesPreliminary Evaluation PE19012 · opened Sep 16, 2019 · closed Oct 29, 2023
On September 16, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) granted Defect Petition DP18-004 and opened Preliminary Evaluation PE19-012 to investigate allegations of deficient frame welds and their potential safety related effects on 2018-2019 Jeep Wranglers. Due to a previous steering related recall that was caus…
- Frame Weld DeficienciesDefect Petition DP18004 · opened Nov 16, 2018 · closed Sep 17, 2019
In a letter received on October 24, 2018, a citizen petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a safety defect investigation into frame weld deficiencies on model year (MY) 2018 'JL' Jeep Wrangler vehicles. The petitioner described a broad list of frame weld deficiencies, includin…