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2012 Jeep Liberty Seat belts Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
2%of 385 total for the year
Median mileage
51,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the seat belts of the 2012 Jeep Liberty, 2% of the 385 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I have a perforated hole in the driver side seat and another perforated hole in the passenger seat caused by the seat belt latch that sit in the entrance ways of my vehicle. Every time I or someone else gets into the vehicle there is a possibility of getting stabbed in the back along with puncturing another hole in the seat. The seat belt latch catches you when entering into the vehicle and when you sit back that?s when it gets you, like a bee sting, it really hurts. I have received a bruise from the latch.”

NHTSA complaint #10566416, filed 2014-02, 23,379 miles

“A few days ago the airbag malfunction light turned on upon starting my vehicle. Not sure what this meant, I took it to my local Jeep dealership in clear lake, texas. When I dropped my car off, the man said it would not be ready today. It took clear lake dodge a full 24 hours to complete this fix (and that was after begging the manager to have my car ready on time, they were going to push it back another day). On the recall form it said should only take 30 minutes for this fix. I received my car and the car was presumably fixed since the warning light was no longer on. …”

NHTSA complaint #10605860, filed 2014-06, 58,000 miles

“We were involved in an accident on the NY State Thruway 87. The airbags did not deploy and the seatbelts did not engage. If the airbags had deployed my husband would not have been injured as seriously as he was.”

NHTSA complaint #11435884, filed 2021-10

“The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated. The dealer stated that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v282000 (air bags, electrical system) for the tipm replacement. The contact was informed that the occupant restraint control module also needed to be repaired; however, it was not eligible for repair according to the recall because the vehicle was a 2012 model. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 45,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10617657, filed 2014-07, 45,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v640000 (seats, air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Towne chrysler Jeep dodge ram (5130 camp rd, hamburg, ny) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The VIN was invalid. …”

NHTSA complaint #11122945, filed 2018-08

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Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201282%
201153%
201032%
200841%
2007101%
200640%
2005373%
2004141%
2003363%
20021106%
2000117%

Other parts of the 2012 Jeep Liberty

Air bags
169 complaints
Electrical system
117 complaints
Engine
44 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
34 complaints
Other or unknown
31 complaints
Body and structure
24 complaints
Exterior lighting
20 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaints
Seats
16 complaints
Brakes
12 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Electronic stability control
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Jeep Liberty

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology