2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 104 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 8% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 70,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “headrest deployed” (17% of reports).
- 104air bags complaints
- 70,000median miles at failure
- 14mention a crash
- 18mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 39%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Headrest deployed: mentioned in 18 of 104 complaints (17%)
- Head rest: mentioned in 17 of 104 complaints (16%)
- Passenger seat: mentioned in 10 of 104 complaints (10%)
- Drivers side: mentioned in 10 of 104 complaints (10%)
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 51 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 104 complaints, 14 mention a crash, 18 an injury.
Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags complaints by model year
| Model year | Air Bags complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Grand Cherokee | 5 | 7% | 14,538 |
| 2024 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 0% | — |
| 2023 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 3% | 5,900 |
| 2022 Grand Cherokee | 9 | 3% | 29,600 |
| 2021 Grand Cherokee | 20 | 5% | 34,957 |
| 2020 Grand Cherokee | 17 | 7% | 34,000 |
| 2019 Grand Cherokee | 19 | 5% | 16,600 |
| 2018 Grand Cherokee | 24 | 3% | 14,777 |
| 2017 Grand Cherokee | 15 | 4% | 34,945 |
| 2016 Grand Cherokee | 12 | 4% | 12,040 |
| 2015 Grand Cherokee | 104 | 8% | 70,000 |
| 2014 Grand Cherokee | 210 | 9% | 51,978 |
| 2013 Grand Cherokee | 33 | 4% | 61,816 |
| 2012 Grand Cherokee | 43 | 3% | 73,173 |
| 2011 Grand Cherokee | 60 | 4% | 56,500 |
| 2010 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 9% | 42,250 |
| 2009 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 8% | 117,000 |
| 2008 Grand Cherokee | 40 | 5% | 109,852 |
| 2007 Grand Cherokee | 29 | 3% | 68,000 |
| 2006 Grand Cherokee | 60 | 5% | 103,218 |
| 2005 Grand Cherokee | 95 | 5% | 88,500 |
| 2004 Grand Cherokee | 326 | 25% | 120,000 |
| 2003 Grand Cherokee | 256 | 34% | 112,000 |
| 2002 Grand Cherokee | 486 | 33% | 124,750 |
| 2001 Grand Cherokee | 26 | 3% | 65,200 |
| 2000 Grand Cherokee | 59 | 4% | 103,000 |
| 1999 Grand Cherokee | 83 | 5% | 116,516 |
| 1998 Grand Cherokee | 36 | 4% | 98,245 |
| 1997 Grand Cherokee | 36 | 4% | 135,298 |
| 1996 Grand Cherokee | 34 | 4% | 130,000 |
| 1995 Grand Cherokee | 30 | 4% | 109,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The contact owned a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while her son was driving approximately 65 MPH on a curvy highway road, the vehicle started skidding to the right and crashed into a barrier, causing the vehicle to slide to the left and to strike another barrier. The air bags…
Car was parked. When I returned the passenger head rest had popped. No accident.
The passenger headrest exploded. 1 year ago the driver side headrest exploded while I was driving. Luckily I was not hurt badly or in an accident. Dealership said they would only fix the driver side and to comeback when the other blew up. Now that the other one blew up I am being told it is past…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokees have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 104 owner complaints about air bags for the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee (8% of the 1,366 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
At what mileage do air bags problems start?
The median reported mileage is 70,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The most frequent phrase is “headrest deployed”, in 18 of 104 complaints, followed by “head rest” (17).
Other 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
- Power Train problems (353)
- Seats problems (315)
- Engine problems (204)
- Electrical System problems (138)
- Fuel/propulsion System problems (74)
- Seat Belts problems (59)
- Vehicle Speed Control problems (53)
See all 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems or air bags problems across all Grand Cherokee years.