NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Jeep Cherokee Recalls
The 2018 Jeep Cherokee has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 16, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Jeep Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 688
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Jeep Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Power train
- Campaign
- 25V011000
- Reported
- January 16, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 63,130
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 Cherokee
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood
- Campaign
- 18V524000
- Reported
- August 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,779
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Cherokee, 14 other models
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 18V494000
- Reported
- July 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 702
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V332000
- Reported
- May 17, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,815,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 Cherokee, 14 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 18V282000
- Reported
- May 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,990
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Jeep Cherokee
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V670000
- Reported
- October 24, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 357
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V543000
- Reported
- August 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Cherokee
2018 Jeep Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 688 owner complaints about the 2018 Jeep Cherokee, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Jeep Cherokee, the component group named most often is the power train (43%), followed by the electrical system (28%) and the engine (23%).
2 of the 2018 Jeep Cherokee's 7 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2018 Jeep Cherokee owners gave the mileage (362 complaints), the median was 33,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train296
- Electrical System190
- Unknown Or Other174
- Engine155
- Service Brakes34
- Steering30
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 35 | |
| 2019 | 128 | |
| 2020 | 144 | |
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 61 | |
| 2025 | 89 | |
| 2026 | 60 |
Complaints about the 2018 Jeep Cherokee peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 144. 56% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Jeep Cherokee drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Jeep Cherokee year in the same window: 6th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 688 complaints about the 2018 Jeep Cherokee are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Cherokee by model year
Other 2018 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted