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Yahoo
24-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
More than 120,000 Jeep SUVs recalled. Here's a list of impacted models
A recall has been issued for thousands of Jeep Grand Cherokees because of a head restraint issue that may increase the risk of injury to passengers. The recall was released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on July 17, and includes 121,398 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Grand Cherokee L vehicles released in 2023 and 2024. The vehicles may have been built with second-row head restraints containing an internal locking mechanism that has an interference condition, which may prevent the headrest from locking upright, according to the recall. "A head restraint that is folded forward may increase the risk of injury to seat occupants in certain types of crashes," NHTSA wrote in the recall. According to Chrysler, dealers will inspect and replace both second-row seat head restraints for free. The company plans to notify dealers by July 24 and owners by Sept. 5. Owners can contact Stellantis customer service at 1-800-853-1403 using recall number 20C. What vehicles are impacted by Jeep recall? According to the car manufacturer, the recall includes: 2023-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 78,157 vehicles manufactured from May 16, 2023, to May 2, 2024 2023-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L: 43,241 vehicles manufactured from May 16, 2023, to Jan. 30, 2024 USA Today contributed to this story. Natassia Paloma may be reached at npaloma@ @NatassiaPaloma on Twitter; natassia_paloma on Instagram, and Natassia Paloma Thompson on Facebook. More: Texas special session expands to redistricting, abortion pills, flood relief and more This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Jeep SUV recall: More than 120,000 SUVs recalled. See list of models
Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Major recall as popular SUV's windscreen poses deadly risk
A best-selling American SUV is facing a new recall. Jeep is recalling nearly 1,700 of its popular 2023 Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L SUVs after discovering a defect that could cause the vehicle's windshield defroster and defogger to stop working. The company said in federal filings that the defect risks reduced visibility and might lead to potential crashes. Damaged connectors in the wiring can lead to an electrical failure, making the system inoperative, and risks fogging front windshields with no remedy, the automaker wrote in the filing. Highest risks of window defogging is during extreme high and low temperatures. 'Dealers will inspect and replace the blower motor, as necessary free of charge,' the carmaker wrote in a filing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 'Drivers may notice that the windshield defogging is not working, or that the air conditioning system is not working as intended.' Last year, the Grand Cherokee was the 12th-best-selling consumer vehicle in the US market, with 216,148 units sold. But none of the Grand Cherokees that left American lots last year are impacted by the recall. All affected vehicles were built between November 2, 2022, and September 18, 2023. Similar vehicles manufactured before or after that window, or those equipped with undamaged connectors, are not included in the bulletin. In total, 1,689 vehicles are impacted by the safety recall — including 422 Grand Cherokee L models and 1,267 Grand Cherokee units. The remedy for the problem is not currently available. Jeep estimates that it will have a fix for the airflow motors by the third quarter of this year. Stellantis didn't immediately respond to request for comment. This is the 18th recall for the Detroit brand this year, according to the NHTSA's public dataset. That is the second-most for any consumer automotive brand in the US. However, Stellantis' issues are minor compared to Ford, one of its biggest American competitors. The blue oval is yet again leading the automaking pack with 82 recalls issued this year, more than Stellantis, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and General Motors combined. Ford had the most US-based recalls for five years in a row until Stellantis and Tesla took its place atop the safety bulletin list in 2024. Now, it's back on top. This year's Ford recalls span a range of issues, including powertrain fixes, technical reboots, seatbelt realignments, and backup camera adjustments. A Ford representative previously told that around half of its recalls included an over-the-air technical update and didn't require a trip to the dealership.
