NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalls
The 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 28, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 1,476
- Crashes reported
- 75
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
20 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V046000
- Reported
- January 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 752,644
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Grand Cherokee, 2 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 12V527000
- Reported
- November 8, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 744,822
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 09V117000
- Reported
- April 9, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 103,409
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2004 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 2000 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 2000–2001 Grand Cherokee, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 02V099000
- Reported
- March 26, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 02V032000
- Reported
- January 31, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,677
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 01V374000
- Reported
- December 5, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control
- Campaign
- 01V348000
- Reported
- November 13, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 38,700
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- Campaign
- 01V288000
- Reported
- September 10, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 06E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Grand Cherokee, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Grand Cherokee, 10 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Grand Cherokee, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Grand Cherokee, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2007 Grand Cherokee, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Grand Cherokee, 46 other models
2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,476 owner complaints about the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the newest on April 17, 2026. Of these, 75 describe a crash (5%) and 20 a fire; owners reported 97 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the visibility (22%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (10%).
3 of the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee's 16 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee owners gave the mileage (908 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags486
- Visibility323
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic153
- Engine And Engine Cooling146
- Seats91
- Electrical System85
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 71 | |
| 2003 | 77 | |
| 2004 | 75 | |
| 2005 | 82 | |
| 2006 | 136 | |
| 2007 | 187 | |
| 2008 | 113 | |
| 2009 | 43 | |
| 2010 | 51 | |
| 2011 | 28 | |
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 131 | |
| 2014 | 126 | |
| 2015 | 172 | |
| 2016 | 103 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 187. 21% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Jeep Grand Cherokee year in the same window: 12th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 2/5
The 1,476 complaints about the 2002 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 2002 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: April 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted