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Jeep Cherokee · 1994

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·11V279000·2011-05-06

    U.S. Drive Right Recalls 1994-1996 Jeep Cherokee for Missing Brake Light

    U.S. Drive Right is recalling certain 1994-1996 Jeep Cherokee vehicles imported between 2007 and 2011 because they lack the required third brake lamp, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    JEEP — JEEP CHEROKEE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 3 open

  • RQ25005 Recall Query · open · suspension:rear:springs:coil springs
  • PE25014 Preliminary Evaluation · open · electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
  • PE24024 Preliminary Evaluation · open · steering:hydraulic power assist:pump
  • PE22009 Preliminary Evaluation · parking brake:electrical
  • PE15003 Preliminary Evaluation · engine
  • PE14017 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:ignition

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2014 · powertrain 1,403 complaints, median 38,585 mi
    Includes 6 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2015 · powertrain 961 complaints, median 28,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2016 · powertrain 610 complaints, median 50,000 mi
    Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2014 · engine 168 complaints, median 46,000 mi
  • 2016 · engine 137 complaints, median 41,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

774 manufacturer service bulletins across 12 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.7/5
  • 2023: 4.6/5 · 3 complaints
  • 2022: 3.8/5 · 48 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2021: 3.4/5 · 155 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2020: 3.3/5 · 288 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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