{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"23V302000","date":"2023-04-27","owner_notified":"2023-05-11","manufacturer":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","summary":"Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Jeep Cherokee vehicles.  The power transfer unit (PTU) may become damaged and disengage the transmission and differential, resulting in a loss of drive power or loss of park function.","consequence":"A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.  A loss of park function can cause an unintended vehicle rollaway which can increase the risk of a crash or injury.","remedy":"FCA US LLC will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2023.  Owners may contact FCA USA LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403.  FCA's number for this recall is 45A.  This recall expands previous recall number 20V-343.","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.","mfr_campaign":"45A","part_number":"68090605AJ, 68090605AK, 68090605AL, 68282447AA, 68282447AB, 68282447AC, 68307403AA, 68307403AB","units":25980,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":1,"period_from":"2025-2","period_to":"2026-1","submitted":"2026-04-10","involved":25980,"remedied":17219,"unreachable":375,"removed":1360,"remedied_percent":66,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2016,"make":"JEEP","model":"CHEROKEE","vehicle_id":"2016_jeep_cherokee","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2017,"make":"JEEP","model":"CHEROKEE","vehicle_id":"2017_jeep_cherokee","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/23V302000"}