# NHTSA recall 18V344000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V344000
- Manufacturer's number: U52
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2018\-05\-25
- Owners notified: 2018\-08\-09
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 14

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain 2019 Jeep Cherokee vehicles equipped with 2.0L engines.  The engines in these vehicles may be missing valve stem keepers, which can allow the valve to drop into the engine cylinder causing engine damage.  These engines may also have a reversed camshaft cap that can damage the camshaft bearing causing camshaft failure.


## What can happen

Cylinder damage or camshaft failure can cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair or replace the affected engine components, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 9, 2018.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is U52.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-01\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 14
- Reported remedied: 14 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 JEEP CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/cherokee/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-02\-04 to 2018\-04\-04.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [03\-002\-26](/bulletins/11035039.md), 2026-07-18, Service bulletin
- [18\-044\-26](/bulletins/11030229.md), 2026-03-25, Service bulletin
- [9100325 Rev 1](/bulletins/11024035.md), 2025-10-08, Service bulletin
- [102934](/bulletins/11013643.md), 2025-02-05, Service bulletin
- [09\-018\-24](/bulletins/11006983.md), 2024-09-04, Service bulletin
- [S1408000384 REV.F](/bulletins/11002828.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin
- [9003357A](/bulletins/10247906.md), 2024-01-02, Service bulletin
- [S1721000016](/bulletins/10247452.md), 2023-12-18, Service bulletin
- [0700723](/bulletins/10239957.md), 2023-07-31, Service bulletin
- [1804823](/bulletins/10236933.md), 2023-05-30, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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