NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Jeep Cherokee Recalls
The 2021 Jeep Cherokee has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 7, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Jeep Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 176
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Jeep Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2021 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 2019–2020, 2022–2023 Cherokee
Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Campaign
- 24V516000
- Reported
- July 8, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 214, side impact protection
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Cherokee
Power train: automatic transmission: cooler/radiator: hoses and fittings
- Campaign
- 21V310000
- Reported
- May 4, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Jeep Cherokee
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 20V657000
- Reported
- October 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 698
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Jeep Cherokee
2021 Jeep Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 176 owner complaints about the 2021 Jeep Cherokee, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (6%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Jeep Cherokee, the component group named most often is the power train (59%), followed by the engine (16%) and the electrical system (13%).
2 of the 2021 Jeep Cherokee's 4 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2021 Jeep Cherokee owners gave the mileage (34 complaints), the median was 51,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train103
- Engine28
- Unknown Or Other26
- Electrical System23
- Service Brakes13
- Forward Collision Avoidance11
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 45 | |
| 2026 | 66 |
Complaints about the 2021 Jeep Cherokee peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 66. 37% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Jeep Cherokee drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Jeep Cherokee year in the same window: 10th highest of the 12 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Jeep Cherokee years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 176 complaints about the 2021 Jeep Cherokee are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Jeep Cherokee by model year
Other 2021 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted