26V290000
POWER TRAIN
A failed PTU may result in a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
2021 JEEP CHEROKEE
4 safety recall campaigns, 198 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints198
Complaints citing a crash16
Complaints citing a fire8
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 4 of 4
24V516000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
An air bag that does not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
21V310000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLER/RADIATOR:HOSES AND FITTINGS
A transmission fluid leak increases the risk of a fire.
20V657000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
A front lower control arm fracture while driving may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash without prior warning.
What owners report most
- 70POWER TRAIN
- 22ENGINE
- 21UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 21ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 13SERVICE BRAKES
- 8AIR BAGS
- 5SUSPENSION
- 5FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 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.