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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Jeep Cherokee Recalls

The 2015 Jeep Cherokee has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 11, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Jeep Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
11

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
1,792

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
45

28 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2015 Jeep 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 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk

Campaign
23V338000
Reported
May 11, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 132,099
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
NHTSA advisory
park outside, away from buildings
Same campaign
also 2014, 2016 Cherokee

23V338000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: driveline: differential unit

Campaign
20V343000
Reported
June 11, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 67,248
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2014, 2016–2017 Cherokee

20V343000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
18V332000
Reported
May 17, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 4,815,661
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014, 2016–2018 Cherokee, 14 other models

18V332000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
17V824000
Reported
December 21, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 61,791
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2014, 2016 Cherokee, 18 other models

17V824000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats

Campaign
16V590000
Reported
August 10, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 1,827
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2014, 2016 Cherokee

16V590000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
16V529000
Reported
July 12, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 329,540
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014 Cherokee, 4 other models

16V529000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk

Campaign
15V826000
Reported
December 9, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 32,784
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2016 Cherokee

15V826000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system

Campaign
15V676000
Reported
October 19, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 75,592
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
only the 2015 Jeep Cherokee

15V676000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.

Campaign
15V461000
Reported
July 23, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 1,416,903
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014 Cherokee, 12 other models

15V461000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate

Campaign
15V393000
Reported
June 22, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 99,399
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2014 Cherokee

15V393000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: side/window

Campaign
15V041000
Reported
January 28, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 230,290
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2014 Cherokee

15V041000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Jeep Cherokee complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1,792 owner complaints about the 2015 Jeep Cherokee, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 45 describe a crash (3%) and 28 a fire; owners reported 32 injuries.

In complaints about the 2015 Jeep Cherokee, the component group named most often is the power train (56%), followed by the engine (20%) and the electrical system (18%).

2 of the 2015 Jeep Cherokee's 11 recalls also concern the power train.

Where 2015 Jeep Cherokee owners gave the mileage (1,237 complaints), the median was 27,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train1,005
  • Engine364
  • Electrical System327
  • Unknown Or Other258
  • Service Brakes128
  • Vehicle Speed Control120

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Jeep Cherokee received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201415
2015310
2016249
2017152
2018158
2019226
2020164
2021104
202278
2023141
202487
202568
202640

Complaints about the 2015 Jeep Cherokee peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 310. 49% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Jeep Cherokee drew 3.2× the complaints of the median Jeep Cherokee year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 12 ranked years.

That makes 2015 one of the Jeep Cherokee years to avoid by our method.

Jeep Cherokee years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 1,792 complaints about the 2015 Jeep Cherokee are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Jeep Cherokee by model year

Other 2015 Jeep models

Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted