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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalls

The 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 7, 2024.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 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

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
855

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
42

10 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2018 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 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module

Campaign
24V838000
Reported
November 7, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 206,502
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2019 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model

24V838000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
23V411000
Reported
June 8, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 80,629
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2017, 2019–2020 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model

23V411000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
22V406000
Reported
June 9, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 138,645
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2014–2017, 2019–2020 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model

22V406000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module

Campaign
22V426000
Reported
June 9, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 206,502
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2019 Grand Cherokee, 1 other model

22V426000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)

Campaign
20V699000
Reported
November 12, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 28,884
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2014–2017, 2019 Grand Cherokee

20V699000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: accessory: floor mat

Campaign
18V759000
Reported
October 29, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 4,822
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee

18V759000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: wiring: front underhood

Campaign
18V524000
Reported
August 9, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 12,779
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 14 other models

18V524000: 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 2014–2017 Grand Cherokee, 14 other models

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

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
18V280000
Reported
May 1, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 71
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 6 other models

18V280000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
18V048000
Reported
January 11, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 1,242
Risk NHTSA names
crash, fire and injury
Same campaign
only the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee

18V048000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: accessory: floor mat

Campaign
18E097000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee

18E097000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints by year

NHTSA has received 855 owner complaints about the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 42 describe a crash (5%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 33 injuries.

In complaints about the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the component group named most often is the electrical system (40%), followed by the engine (15%) and the power train (9%).

2 of the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee's 11 recalls also concern the electrical system.

Where 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee owners gave the mileage (266 complaints), the median was 24,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System339
  • Unknown Or Other267
  • Engine125
  • Power Train75
  • Fuel/Propulsion System44
  • Seats43

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20171
201860
201965
202042
2021110
2022161
2023167
202495
202598
202656

Complaints about the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 167. 33% 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 Grand Cherokee drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Jeep Grand Cherokee year in the same window: 11th highest of the 23 ranked years.

Jeep Grand Cherokee years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 855 complaints about the 2018 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 2018 Jeep models

Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted