NHTSA recall 23V338000
NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.
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 | 23V338000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 49A |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Reported | 2023-05-11 |
| Owners notified | 2024-03-01 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK |
| Units potentially affected | 132099 |
| Part numbers | 68146143AA / 68146143AB / 68146143AC / 68146143AD |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-26 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 132099 |
| Reported remedied | 53398 (40%) |
| Reported unreachable | 2742 |
| Reported removed | 12100 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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.
What is wrong
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Jeep Cherokee vehicles equipped with a power liftgate. An electrical short in the power liftgate module may lead to a vehicle fire with the ignition on or off.
What can happen
A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will relocate the power liftgate module and add a water shield. In addition, dealers will inspect for corrosion and replace the module and electrical connectors, if necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner letters were mailed March 1, 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 49A. This recall supersedes recalls 15V-393 and 15V-826. Vehicles repaired under the prior recalls will still need to have the new remedy performed.
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.
| 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE | |
|---|---|
| 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE | |
| 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 9100226 | 2023-10-30. Service bulletin. Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part number and applicability. There is an error with the wiring diagrams in Service Library that is causing the incorrect repair kit part number to populate. Please use the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website until this issue is resolved. |
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| 2101015 | 2023-01-09. Service bulletin. 9 Speed Tutorial Awareness This bulletin provides awareness of 9 Speed Tutorial. |
| 9004386 | 2022-09-26. Service bulletin. WIRING, Body Before replacing this harness, please contact FCA Redacted Content to see if a repair kit is available for your application. If no response in 15 minutes, proceed with repair. Please email pictures of harness defects to FCA Redacted Content |
| 0803916 | 2022-07-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin involves inspecting the wire harness and installing mastic patch. If rub through |
| 08-039-16 REV.A | 2016-09-15. Service bulletin. "TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT FOR NO START OR STIFF STEERING THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION WIRE HARNESS AND INSTALLING MASTIC PATCH. IF RUB THROUGH IS VISIBLE REPLACE WIRE HARNESS. A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A NO START CONDITION, STIFF STEERING OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): · U0131 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. · U0100-00 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH ECM/PCM. · P0512-00 - STARTER REQUEST CIRCUIT." |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.