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2020 Jeep Renegade Air bags Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
8%of 64 total for the year
Median mileage
11,900miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2020 Jeep Renegade, 8% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 11,900 miles. 5 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.

“The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH another vehicle turned in front of his vehicle and caused the contact to crash into the passenger side. The air bags did not deploy and the vehicle was towed from the crash site. The contact and his passenger both had to be transported to the hospital with severe bruises caused by the seatbelts. A police report was filed. The entire front of the vehicle was damaged and the estimate for the repairs from the independent mechanic's was around $9,500. The vehicle was unrepaired. …”

NHTSA complaint #11383310, filed 2020-12, 11,900 miles

“The driver side seat belt failed immediately after first impact to concrete barrier on front driver side the vehicle was then forced back across the highway where it hit the concrete barrier on the right side of the vehicle and was then forced back across the highway where the vehicle came to a stop but only after the vehicle hit the first concrete barrier for a second time there was only one wheel/tire left on the jeep the other 3 were broke completely off of the jeep as well as both axles being broke and finally this vehicle comes with a total of seven airbags and after all this not even…”

NHTSA complaint #11618617, filed 2024-10

“The contact owned a 2020 Jeep Renegade. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped on the expressway for roadway construction, another vehicle rear-ended the rear driver's side. The contact's head and face struck the steering wheel, causing a nosebleed. The vehicle spun and collided with two to three other occupied vehicles; however, the contact did not know if anyone was injured. The air bags did not deploy, and the seat belts failed to restrain the contact and her two minor children, seated in the rear passenger's and driver's side seats. …”

NHTSA complaint #11621883, filed 2024-10

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023420%
2022311%
2021710%
202058%
2019911%
201892%
2017173%
2016174%
2015143%

Other parts of the 2020 Jeep Renegade

Engine
22 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Jeep Renegade

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