NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Jeep Cherokee Recalls
The 2020 Jeep Cherokee has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 7, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Jeep Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 333
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Jeep Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2020 Jeep Cherokee
Power train
- Campaign
- 26V290000
- Reported
- May 7, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,711
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021–2023 Cherokee
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V191000
- Reported
- September 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 319,610
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Steering: rack and pinion: rack
- Campaign
- 19V637000
- Reported
- August 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,294
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Cherokee
2020 Jeep Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 333 owner complaints about the 2020 Jeep Cherokee, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Jeep Cherokee, the component group named most often is the power train (59%), followed by the engine (14%) and the electrical system (11%).
1 of the 2020 Jeep Cherokee's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2020 Jeep Cherokee owners gave the mileage (98 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train198
- Engine46
- Unknown Or Other37
- Electrical System35
- Service Brakes25
- Steering22
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | |
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 101 | |
| 2026 | 122 |
Complaints about the 2020 Jeep Cherokee peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 122. 24% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Jeep Cherokee drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Jeep Cherokee year in the same window: 9th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 333 complaints about the 2020 Jeep Cherokee are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Cherokee by model year
Other 2020 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted