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2018 Jeep Wrangler

Model year 2018: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Nov 5, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

14 recalls for the 2018 Jeep Wrangler in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Sep 12, 2024. Back over prevention: sensing system: camera; exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 46 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-676

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 5, 2024. Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

NHTSA counts 32,863 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-652

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 23, 2023. Power train: clutch assembly

NHTSA counts 69,201 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-116

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 28, 2021. Power train: clutch assembly

NHTSA counts 42,887 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-028

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 3, 2020. Power train: clutch assembly

NHTSA counts 33,237 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-124

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 26, 2019. Seat belts: front: anchorage

NHTSA counts 11,463 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Oct 13, 2010 to Mar 27, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-680

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 23, 2019. Equipment

NHTSA counts 94 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 8, 2018 to Dec 21, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-320

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 8, 2018. Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

NHTSA counts 52 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 26, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-786

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 28, 2018. Structure: frame and members

NHTSA counts 18,055 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 7, 2018 to Aug 21, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-675

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 9, 2018. Electrical system: wiring: front underhood

NHTSA counts 12,779 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 30, 2017 to Jun 27, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-524

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 25, 2018. Steering

NHTSA counts 539 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 30, 2018 to Jan 31, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-343

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 17, 2018. Electrical system: software; vehicle speed control: cruise control; electrical system: wiring

NHTSA counts 4,815,661 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 21, 2017 to May 23, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-332

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 1, 2018. Power train: automatic transmission

NHTSA counts 71 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 27, 2018 to Apr 4, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-280

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 12, 2018. Seats: mid/rear assembly; structure: frame and members

NHTSA counts 106 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Oct 15, 2017 to Oct 16, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-231

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

1,828 complaints to NHTSA, received from Mar 3, 2018 to Nov 3, 2026.

  • 22 complaints told of a crash, and 25 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 13 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 4 versions of the 2018 Jeep Wrangler, without an overall rating.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2018 Jeep Wrangler, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
Wrangler, SUV, 4WD, release 2 Not rated Not rated Not rated 3 starsA 27.9% chance of rolling over; no tip
Wrangler JK, SUV, 4WD Not rated Not rated Not rated 3 starsA 27.9% chance of rolling over; no tip
Wrangler Unlimited, SUV, 4WD, release 2 Not rated Not rated Not rated 3 starsA 27.9% chance of rolling over; no tip
Wrangler Unlimited JK, SUV, 4WD Not rated 3 starsDriver 3, passenger 2 Not rated 3 starsA 27.9% chance of rolling over; no tip

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

NHTSA’s notes on these ratings

  • Vehicles that have the 11th character in the VIN as W and are manufactured at the Toledo North Assembly Plant
  • Vehicles that have the 11th character in the VIN as L and are manufactured at the Toledo Supplier Park Plant

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: no.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Nov 5, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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