23V338000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
2016 JEEP CHEROKEE
9 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 2,043 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints2,043
Complaints citing a crash54
Complaints citing a fire23
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 9
23V302000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash. A loss of park function can cause an unintended vehicle rollaway which can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
20V343000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A loss of drive can cause a vehicle crash without prior warning. A loss of the Park function can cause unintended vehicle rollaway which can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
18V332000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
17V824000
EQUIPMENT
If the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a fire.
16V590000
SEATS
Loose fasteners may allow the seats to move, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupants in the event of a crash.
What owners report most
- 614POWER TRAIN
- 313ENGINE
- 312UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 290ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 92SERVICE BRAKES
- 75VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 52STEERING
- 43FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 JEEP CHEROKEEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.