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Buying a used 2018 Jeep Wrangler? Check these 14 recalls first

14 NHTSA recalls · 1,815 owner complaints on file

This year carries a heavy load — ten recalls, five of them critical: a steering shaft weld that may split, track bar bracket welds that may fail, and three separate manual clutch recalls covering overheating and fire risk. Others address staying in Park, cruise control sticking on, and engine computer stalling. Owner complaints are exceptional in volume: 1,815 unverified reports to NHTSA, with 22 crashes, 25 fires, and 13 injuries, and steering alone accounts for over 1,100 of them.

Before you buy

1. Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
2. Run the VIN for the steering shaft and track bar weld recalls
3. If it is a manual, confirm all clutch overheating recalls were done
4. Test drive for steering wander or looseness, and for cruise control behavior
5. Open recalls are repaired free at any Jeep dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.

Recalls covering the 2018 Jeep Wrangler

What owners have reported to NHTSA

1,815 complaints filed for this model year, including 22 mentioning a crash, 25 a fire and 13 injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.

Other model years

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