Jeep Recalls
Check open Jeep recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Jeep recall lookups work
When you enter a Jeep VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Jeep dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Jeep recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a Jeep authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Jeep recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 18V675000
Structure: frame and members (front track bar bracket)
2018-2019 Jeep Wrangler (JL)
The front track bar brackets may have been improperly welded and can separate from the frame, causing an unexpected reduction in steering capability and raising the risk of a crash. Dealers inspect and, where needed, repair the track-bar bracket welds at no charge.
NHTSA campaign 16V240000
Power train: automatic transmission control (monostable gear selector)
2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee (and related Charger / Chrysler 300)
The monostable electronic gear selector gave poor tactile feedback, so a driver could exit the vehicle believing it was in PARK when it was not — leading to rollaway incidents and injuries. Dealers reprogram the transmission to auto-shift to PARK and add other safeguards at no charge. Confirm this campaign is closed on any 2014-2015 Grand Cherokee.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Jeep also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Jeep — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Jeep VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.