NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalls
The 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 19, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 1,295
- Crashes reported
- 110
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
25 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 15V673000
- Reported
- October 19, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 284,611
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V046000
- Reported
- January 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 752,644
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 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 2002–2003 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 Grand Cherokee
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 06V197000
- Reported
- June 7, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 111,687
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Grand Cherokee
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 04V112000
- Reported
- March 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,621
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V048000
- Reported
- February 3, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 96
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- Campaign
- 03V079000
- Reported
- March 10, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 286
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 06E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Grand Cherokee, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Grand Cherokee, 10 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Grand Cherokee, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Grand Cherokee, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2007 Grand Cherokee, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Grand Cherokee, 46 other models
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,295 owner complaints about the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the newest on September 20, 2026. Of these, 110 describe a crash (8%) and 25 a fire; owners reported 85 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the component group named most often is the air bags (25%), followed by the visibility (16%) and the seats (12%).
3 of the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee's 14 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee owners gave the mileage (845 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags326
- Visibility202
- Seats149
- Electrical System144
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic142
- Vehicle Speed Control77
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 67 | |
| 2005 | 93 | |
| 2006 | 117 | |
| 2007 | 116 | |
| 2008 | 104 | |
| 2009 | 71 | |
| 2010 | 77 | |
| 2011 | 53 | |
| 2012 | 32 | |
| 2013 | 74 | |
| 2014 | 77 | |
| 2015 | 114 | |
| 2016 | 171 | |
| 2017 | 44 | |
| 2018 | 28 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 171. 31% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Jeep Grand Cherokee year in the same window: 6th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,295 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: September 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted