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Jeep Cherokee Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 47 recall campaigns for the Jeep Cherokee, across 12 model years from 2000 to 2023. The 2014 has the most (13); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).

Jeep Cherokee years to avoid by our method: 2014 (4.3× the median year), 2015 (3.2× the median year), 2016 (2.0× the median year), 2017 (2.5× the median year) and 2019 (2.6× the median year).

Model years
12

2000–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
47
Most recalls
2014

13 recalls

Owner complaints
10,736

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 10,736 complaints with NHTSA about the Jeep Cherokee across 14 model years; the most, 2,650, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 287 of the Jeep Cherokee complaints (3%) and a fire on 153.

Across all Jeep Cherokee model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 5,274 complaints), then the engine (2,152).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Jeep Cherokee in 2019: 1,447, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Jeep Cherokee is power train, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Jeep Cherokee recall, 26V290000, was reported on May 7, 2026 and concerns the power train.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2006 Jeep Cherokee, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Jeep Cherokee years to avoid

The 2014 Jeep Cherokee stands out most: 1,212 complaints between 2013 and 2017, 56% of them naming the power train.

The 2014 also carries 13 recalls, against a median of 7 for the ranked Jeep Cherokee years.

The best-measured Jeep Cherokee years are 2006 (0.1×), 2022 (0.1×) and 2021 (0.3×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Jeep Cherokee, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202609—not ranked
202313—not ranked
202235231
0.1×
2021417665
0.3×
2020333380
0.4×
2019avoid111,669708
2.6×
20187688384
1.4×
2017avoid61,337719
2.5×
2016avoid91,412577
2.0×
2015avoid111,792884
3.2×
2014avoid132,6501,212
4.3×
200601717
0.1×
20018229144
0.4×
20007369220
0.6×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Jeep Cherokee years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Jeep Cherokee

  • POWER TRAIN8
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION7
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING6
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING5
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT4
  • SEATS4
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT3
  • EQUIPMENT3
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.2

Jeep Cherokee model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Jeep Cherokee recall campaign (47)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Jeep Cherokee, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V290000May 7, 2026power train2019–2023crash and injury61,711
25V011000January 16, 2025power train2017–2019crash and injury63,130
24V516000July 8, 2024air bags: side/window: curtain2021–2022crash and injury13
24V239000March 28, 2024exterior lighting: turn signal2022crash12,221
23V338000May 11, 2023electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk2014–2016fire and injurypark outside132,099
23V302000April 27, 2023power train: automatic transmission2016–2017crash and injury25,980
21V310000May 4, 2021power train: automatic transmission: cooler/radiator: hoses and fittings2021fire18,800
20V657000October 27, 2020suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2021crash698
20V191000September 10, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020crash319,610
20V343000June 11, 2020power train: driveline: differential unit2014–2017crash and injury67,248
19V637000August 29, 2019steering: rack and pinion: rack2019–2020crash5,294
19V447000June 13, 2019power train: automatic transmission2014crash81,615
19V449000June 13, 2019air bags2019crash and injury41,169
19V248000March 28, 2019seats2019crash and injury253
18V917000December 20, 2018electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2019crash52
18V739000October 19, 2018power train: automatic transmission2019crash86,053
18V523000August 9, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2019crash154,335
18V524000August 9, 2018electrical system: wiring: front underhood2018–2019crash12,779
18V492000July 26, 2018power train: automatic transmission2019crash5
18V494000July 26, 2018power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2018crash702
18V344000May 25, 2018engine and engine cooling: engine2019crash14
18V332000May 17, 2018electrical system: wiring2014–2018crash4,815,661
18V282000May 1, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2018fire48,990
17V824000December 21, 2017equipment2014–2016fire and injury61,791
17V670000October 24, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2018crash357
17V543000August 31, 2017equipment: other: labels2017–2018crash22,242
16V799000November 2, 2016air bags: knee bolster2017crash and injury88
16V590000August 10, 2016seats2014–2016crash and injury1,827
16V529000July 12, 2016power train: automatic transmission2014–2015crash329,540
16V284000May 11, 2016power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2016crash1,029
16V287000May 11, 2016power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2016crash52
15V826000December 9, 2015electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk2015–2016fire32,784
15V676000October 19, 2015engine and engine cooling: exhaust system2015fire75,592
15V509000August 12, 2015visibility: windshield wiper/washer2014crash158,684
15V461000July 23, 2015equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.2014–2015crash1,416,903
15V393000June 22, 2015structure: body: hatchback/liftgate2014–2015fire99,399
15V041000January 28, 2015air bags: side/window2014–2015crash and injury230,290
14V392000July 2, 2014suspension: rear: shock absorber2014crash20,347
14V293000June 4, 2014vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2014crash6,120
02V104000April 8, 2002fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors2000–2001fire1,115,322
00V366000November 9, 2000child seat2001crash and injury1,211,756
06E011000fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2000–2001fire—
06E022000service brakes, hydraulic2000–2001crash—
06E026000exterior lighting2000–2001crash—
06E065000exterior lighting2000–2001crash—
09E012000exterior lighting2000–2001crash—
09E025000exterior lighting: headlights2000–2001crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Jeep Cherokee. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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