NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalls
The 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 8, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 1,447
- Crashes reported
- 108
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
18 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 06V199000
- Reported
- June 8, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 189,479
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Grand Cherokee
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors
- Campaign
- 02V104000
- Reported
- April 8, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,115,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Grand Cherokee, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 00V195000
- Reported
- July 17, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 00V034000
- Reported
- February 4, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 204,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 99V343000
- Reported
- December 2, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 350
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- Campaign
- 99V312000
- Reported
- November 4, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,259
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 06E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Grand Cherokee, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Grand Cherokee, 10 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Grand Cherokee, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Grand Cherokee, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2007 Grand Cherokee, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Grand Cherokee, 46 other models
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,447 owner complaints about the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the newest on December 6, 2025. Of these, 108 describe a crash (7%) and 18 a fire; owners reported 93 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (29%), followed by the seats (12%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
1 of the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee's 12 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee owners gave the mileage (741 complaints), the median was 88,450 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic418
- Seats180
- Engine And Engine Cooling178
- Power Train156
- Visibility120
- Electrical System112
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 58 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 196 | |
| 2002 | 197 | |
| 2003 | 123 | |
| 2004 | 124 | |
| 2005 | 52 | |
| 2006 | 99 | |
| 2007 | 105 | |
| 2008 | 105 | |
| 2009 | 78 | |
| 2010 | 99 | |
| 2011 | 45 | |
| 2012 | 26 | |
| 2013 | 19 | |
| 2014 | 23 | |
| 2015 | 39 | |
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 197. 40% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Jeep Grand Cherokee year in the same window: 5th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,447 complaints about the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Grand Cherokee by model year
Other 2000 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: December 6, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted