Front Seat Head Restraint problems of the 2016 Jeep Compass

Two problems related to front seat head restraint have been reported for the 2016 Jeep Compass. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Seat Head Restraint problem

Failure Date: 06/12/2020

I was pulling out of the parking lot at work when my headrest just exploded and hit me in the back of the head. I hadn't hit anything or stop suddenly I was just pulling out of a parking lot. I heard a pop and then got hit in the back of the head from the headrests.

2 Front Seat Head Restraint problem

Failure Date: 09/24/2019

On September 24, 2019 while driving down a residential street approximately 15 mph, the passenger side headrest deployed without provocation. Fortunately, no passenger was sitting in the passenger seat at the time of deployment. It made a really loud noise when it deployed startling driver, causing driver to swerve and almost caused an accident. It appears a piece of plastic broke off inside the headrest causing the headrest to deploy.


Other Seats related problems of the 2016 Jeep Compass

Seats problems
4
Front Seat Head Restraint problems
2


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