# NHTSA recall 21V873000

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: 21V873000
- Manufacturer's number: Y79
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US, LLC\)
- Reported: 2021\-11\-10
- Owners notified: 2021\-12\-02
- Component: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE; AIR BAGS
- Units potentially affected: 99255
- Part numbers: See document \- "FCA US LLC Recall Part Numbers \- Y79 ORC may not properly set a DTC \- 11102021.pdf"

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US, LLC\) is recalling certain 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, 2022 Jeep Wagoneer, and Grand Wagoneer vehicles.  The Occupant Restraint Controller \(ORC\) may have incorrect software which can disable the driver, passenger, and knee air bags without warning.


## What can happen

Disabled air bags can increase the risk of injury to occupants in a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will reprogram the ORC, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 2, 2021.  Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is Y79.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 99255
- Reported remedied: 96949 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 97
- Reported removed: 207

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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

- [2021 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 JEEP GRAND WAGONEER](/makes/jeep/grand-wagoneer/2022/recalls.md)
- [2022 JEEP WAGONEER](/makes/jeep/wagoneer/2022/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [S2202000011](/bulletins/10225991.md), 2022-11-07, 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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