How many recalls does the 2003 Jeep Liberty have?

The 2003 Jeep Liberty has 7 NHTSA safety recall campaigns on record.

How do I check if my 2003 Jeep Liberty has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN at NHTSA's official recall lookup (nhtsa.gov/recalls) to see open, unrepaired recalls for your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free.

What do owners complain about most on the 2003 Jeep Liberty?

Of 1,731 NHTSA complaints on file, the most-reported component is air bags.

2003 Jeep Liberty Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2003 Jeep Liberty has 7 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 4,548,253 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1,731 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 15V673000 2015-10-19 284,611 affected

Defect

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured March 29, 2003, to July 3, 2003, and 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured May 27, 2003, to May 20, 2004. Due to electrical noise beyond the tolerance of the air bag electronic control module (ECM), a component in…

Consequence

Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag electronic control module and the side impact sensors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R60.

AIR BAGS 15V046000 2015-01-28 752,644 affected

Defect

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2002-2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured January 9, 2001, to March 28, 2003, 2002-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 13, 2001, to May 23 2003, and 2003-2004 Dodge Viper vehicles manufactured November 1, 2001, to June 30, 2004. Due to…

Consequence

Inadvertent deployment of the air bags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Chrysler dealers will replace the air bag control module and side impact sensors as required, free of charge. This recall remedy was applied during earlier recall campaigns of these vehicles under safety recalls 12V527 and 13V040. All owners that have not had the recall repair performed under safety recalls 12V527…

STRUCTURE 13V252000 2013-06-19 1,560,000 affected

Defect

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 1993-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty vehicles. The fuel tanks in these vehicles are at risk of failure and leakage in certain rear impacts.

Consequence

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.

Remedy

Owners may take their vehicles to dealers and the dealers will perform a free inspection of the rear structure. On vehicles in the recall that are not equipped with a tow hitch, Chrysler will install a Chrysler designed tow hitch free of charge, provided the condition of the vehicle can support proper installation.…

AIR BAGS 12V527000 2012-11-08 744,822 affected

Defect

Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2002 and 2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured January 9, 2001, through March 28, 2003, and 2002 through 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 13, 2001, through May 23, 2003. A component in the air bag control module may fail causing the front airbags, side…

Consequence

Inadvertent deployment of the airbags may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental jumper harness to the airbag control module, free of charge. Owners were notified of the recall by interim letter in January 2013. The remedy for affected Liberty vehicles is expected to be available in April 2013. The remedy for affected Grand…

SUSPENSION 09V119000 2009-04-09 43,489 affected

Defect

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 42,469 MY 2002-2003 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN SALT BELT STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE…

Consequence

FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

SUSPENSION 06V288000 2006-08-03 826,687 affected

Defect

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE CONSTANT TENSION FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS MAY EXPERIENCE CONTAMINATION. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH THIS CONDITION, THE BALL JOINT MAY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE WEAR AND LOOSENESS.

Consequence

WHEN THE DRIVER CONTINUES TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH THIS CONDITION, THE CONTAMINATION CAN LEAD TO CORROSION, ACCELERATED WEAR AND POSSIBLY SEPARATION FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

SUSPENSION 03V460000 2003-11-10 336,000 affected

Defect

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS CAN EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF LUBRICATION THAT CAN LEAD TO CORROSION, ACCELERATED WEAR, AND POSSIBLE SEPARATION FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE.

Consequence

A BALL JOINT THATHAS SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS WITH MODIFIED ASSEMBLIES AND HEAT SHIELDS ON VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN JANUARY 2, 2001 AND OCTOBER 4, 2002. ON VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN OCTOBER 5, 2002 AND MARCH 26, 2003, DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES (AND REPLACE THEM AS NECESSARY) AND…

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS

364

5411052

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

271

18121

SUSPENSION

106

1013

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

114

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE

STRUCTURE:BODY

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

Total complaints1,731

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while turning the steering wheel to the left or the right, the steering wheel was difficult to turn due to a loss of power steering assist. There was a grinding sound while turning the steering wheel. The sound was loud enough to hear…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2026-03-09

“The contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while turning the steering wheel to the left or the right, the steering wheel was difficult to turn due to a loss of power steering assist. There was a grinding sound while turning the steering wheel. The sound was loud enough to hear…”

STEERING · reported 2026-03-09

“Tire blow out”

TIRES · reported 2024-06-16

“The contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags). The contact stated that while parked in a structure, the air bags inadvertently deployed. The vehicle was not occupied at the time. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2024-04-27

“I purchased this jeep 2 yrs ago. Didn't know about issues with the emergency brakes. I used the emergency brake the other day and the jeep kept rolling and I was parked on a low incline hill and it would not stop. I went online and saw this was a major issue. Contacted chrylser they said they only…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2024-04-06

“9/18/2023 I had an incident I thought something got behind brake pedal and kept me from pushing the brakes. When I drove it home. Going down the interstate I hit the gas get to speed limit. 3 times the vehicle kept speeding up hitting 80 and still wanting to climb.when I hit breaks hit was hard to…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2023-09-18

“9/18/2023 I had an incident I thought something got behind brake pedal and kept me from pushing the brakes. When I drove it home. Going down the interstate I hit the gas get to speed limit. 3 times the vehicle kept speeding up hitting 80 and still wanting to climb.when I hit breaks hit was hard to…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2023-09-18

“The contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. The contact stated that moments after exiting the freeway, the front end of the vehicle began to shake and vibrate. While driving approximately 5 mph, there was an abnormal banging sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact stated that suddenly…”

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT · reported 2023-08-05

Defect investigations

Investigation EA06008 Opened 2006-05-31 · closed 2006-08-24

FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT SEPARATION

ON JANUARY 6, 2006, THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATIONIN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2004 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES.ODI SENT A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER ON FEBRUARY 7, 2006 REQUESTING INFORMATION ABOUT THESE AND OTHER…

Investigation EA08008 Opened 2008-04-15 · closed 2009-04-16

UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION

ON APRIL 7, 2009, CHRYSLER LLC SUBMITTED TO ODI A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT INDICATING THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 42,469 MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2003 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES TO REMEDY A DEFECT THAT CAN RESULT IN UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING (09V-119).THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE BUILT FROM MAY 2002…

Investigation EA08008 Opened 2008-04-15 · closed 2009-04-16

UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

The investigation was opened based on reports of frontal air bag inadvertent deployments (ABIDs) on model year (MY) 2002-2003 Jeep Liberty vehicles.Data provided by Chrysler indicate that the air bag squib filter circuitry inside the Occupant Restraint Control (ORC) module can degrade and result in an inadvertent air…

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12001 Opened 2012-01-23 · closed 2013-02-21

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation EA12005 Opened 2012-06-12 · closed 2014-11-14

Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires

ODI has completed an extensive analysis of rear crash fuel tank system integrity data for the subject Jeep Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Liberty vehicles (SVs).As of June 2013, ODI knew of 56 post-collision fatal fires, 28 non-fatal fires, and 6 fuel leak incidents (totaling 90 incidents, 75 fatalities and 58…

Investigation EA12005 Opened 2012-06-12 · closed 2014-11-14

Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires

Investigation EA12005 Opened 2012-06-12 · closed 2014-11-14

Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires

Investigation EA12005 Opened 2012-06-12 · closed 2014-11-14

Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires

Investigation PE07062 Opened 2007-12-17 · closed 2008-04-18

UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION

ODI HAS RECEIVED 22 COMPLAINTS OF UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION ON MODEL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 VEHICLES.THE SEPARATION OF AN UPPER BALL JOINT ON EITHER OF THE FRONT WHEELS CAN RESULT IN THE AFFECTED FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN VEHICLE DISABLEMENT AND CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE…

Investigation PE07062 Opened 2007-12-17 · closed 2008-04-18

UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION

Investigation PE11013 Opened 2011-04-18 · closed 2011-09-15

Rear Suspension Control Arm Failure

During Preliminary Evaluation (PE11-013), the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) conducted an analysis of consumer field data from its Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) database and from complaint data submitted to ODI by Chrysler. ODI's analysis of VOQ data identified 13 complaints alleging failure of either the…

Investigation PE11035 Opened 2011-09-23 · closed 2012-01-30

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Based on analysis of Chrysler's response, and including ODI's consumer complaints, ODI has identified 87 reports of air bag inadvertent deployment incidents resulting in 50 alleged injuries.The injuries consists of burn/cuts and bruises to the upper body region.Forty-two (42) of the 87 incidents involved the driver…

Investigation PE11035 Opened 2011-09-23 · closed 2012-01-30

Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Investigation PE11035 Opened 2011-09-23 · closed 2012-01-30