NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalls
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 14, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 1,641
- Crashes reported
- 53
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
61 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 19V813000
- Reported
- November 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 528,594
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 17V572000
- Reported
- September 18, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 646,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 15V879000
- Reported
- December 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 389,252
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 14V530000
- Reported
- September 4, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 189,206
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V391000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 653,562
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 14V154000
- Reported
- April 1, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 646,498
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,641 owner complaints about the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 53 describe a crash (3%) and 61 a fire; owners reported 47 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the component group named most often is the electrical system (48%), followed by the engine (21%) and the service brakes (20%).
4 of the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee owners gave the mileage (1,166 complaints), the median was 63,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System780
- Engine344
- Service Brakes323
- Fuel/Propulsion System247
- Unknown Or Other132
- Power Train90
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | |
| 2012 | 21 | |
| 2013 | 119 | |
| 2014 | 507 | |
| 2015 | 180 | |
| 2016 | 122 | |
| 2017 | 105 | |
| 2018 | 126 | |
| 2019 | 114 | |
| 2020 | 142 | |
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 507. 41% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee drew 3.2× the complaints of the median Jeep Grand Cherokee year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Jeep Grand Cherokee years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,641 complaints about the 2011 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 2011 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted