NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalls
The 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 13, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 409
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 24V436000
- Reported
- June 13, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,033,433
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Grand Cherokee, 8 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint
- Campaign
- 24V132000
- Reported
- February 22, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 338,238
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Grand Cherokee
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 23V577000
- Reported
- August 14, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 162,713
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Grand Cherokee, 2 other models
Suspension: rear: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 23V413000
- Reported
- June 8, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 305,282
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2023 Grand Cherokee
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 23V352000
- Reported
- May 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 89,372
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2023 Grand Cherokee
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 22V544000
- Reported
- July 28, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 99,186
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
- Campaign
- 22V284000
- Reported
- April 28, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,308
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Child seat: vehicle tether anchor
- Campaign
- 22V180000
- Reported
- March 24, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,586
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Exterior lighting: lighting control module: software
- Campaign
- 21V950000
- Reported
- December 9, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,929
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module: software
- Campaign
- 21V873000
- Reported
- November 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 99,255
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 21V797000
- Reported
- October 14, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,082
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices
- Campaign
- 21V729000
- Reported
- September 21, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,138
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints by year
NHTSA has received 409 owner complaints about the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (5%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the steering (25%) and the engine (15%).
1 of the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee's 12 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee owners gave the mileage (66 complaints), the median was 18,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System115
- Steering102
- Engine60
- Power Train59
- Unknown Or Other56
- Exterior Lighting42
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 54 | |
| 2026 | 40 |
Complaints about the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 106. 77% 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 Grand Cherokee drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Jeep Grand Cherokee year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 409 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 Jeep models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted