NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalls
The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 14, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 1,644
- Crashes reported
- 46
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
105 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 19V813000
- Reported
- November 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 528,594
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 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 2011, 2013–2014 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 17V435000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,214
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Grand Cherokee, 4 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 15V879000
- Reported
- December 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 389,252
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 15V115000
- Reported
- February 27, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 339,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 14V634000
- Reported
- October 8, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 435,081
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Grand Cherokee, 4 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V391000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 653,562
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2014 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 2011, 2013–2014 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 14V104000
- Reported
- March 4, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,780
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 11V487000
- Reported
- September 29, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- Campaign
- 17E061000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2017 Grand Cherokee
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,644 owner complaints about the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 46 describe a crash (3%) and 105 a fire; owners reported 35 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the component group named most often is the electrical system (51%), followed by the engine (17%) and the service brakes (17%).
6 of the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee's 11 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee owners gave the mileage (1,017 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System837
- Engine285
- Service Brakes278
- Fuel/Propulsion System216
- Unknown Or Other120
- Power Train102
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 32 | |
| 2014 | 229 | |
| 2015 | 343 | |
| 2016 | 181 | |
| 2017 | 182 | |
| 2018 | 123 | |
| 2019 | 131 | |
| 2020 | 178 | |
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 28 | |
| 2026 | 21 |
Complaints about the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 343. 38% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee drew 2.8× the complaints of the median Jeep Grand Cherokee year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2012 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 1,644 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted