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Jeep Cherokee · 2021

4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V290000·2026-05-07

    Jeep Cherokee power transfer unit may fail and cause rollaway

    Chrysler is recalling certain 2019-2023 Jeep Cherokee vehicles because the power transfer unit may fail, which can cause a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway.

    Product
    JEEP — JEEP CHEROKEE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V657000·2020-10-27

    2021 Jeep Cherokee Front Lower Control Arm Fracture Recall

    Chrysler is recalling certain 2021 Jeep Cherokee vehicles because the front lower control arms may fracture while driving. This can cause loss of steering control and increase the risk of a crash.

    Product
    JEEP — JEEP CHEROKEE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·24V516000·2024-07-08

    2021-2022 Jeep Cherokee Curtain Airbag Connector May Fail to Deploy

    Chrysler is recalling 2021-2022 Jeep Cherokee vehicles with improperly secured right-side curtain airbag connectors that may prevent deployment, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    JEEP — JEEP CHEROKEE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V310000·2021-05-04

    2021 Jeep Cherokee Transmission Oil Cooler Hose May Leak and Cause Fire

    Chrysler is recalling certain 2021 Jeep Cherokee vehicles because the transmission oil cooler hose may have been incorrectly cured, allowing transmission fluid to leak and increasing the risk of fire. Dealers will inspect and replace the hose for free.

    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.

  • 20214/5

    2 trims tested for 2021; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

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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