Stellantis is recalling 201,976 Jeep SUVs in the United States because a software error can stop the tire pressure monitoring system from ever warning the driver about a dangerously low tire, according to NHTSA’s recall filing.
Key Points
- The recall totals 201,976 vehicles, according to the NHTSA recall report filed by Chrysler (FCA US, LLC).
- The cause is a software error in the radio frequency hub that can fail to detect low tire pressure or fail to illuminate the dashboard warning light, per the filing.
- A driver can be running on a significantly underinflated or flat tire at highway speed with no dashboard alert at all, which raises the risk of a blowout or loss of control.
- The defect means affected vehicles do not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138, the federal tire pressure monitoring requirement, according to NHTSA.
What’s Affected
- Jeep Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L and Grand Cherokee 4xe
- Jeep Wagoneer, Wagoneer L, Grand Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer L, including the Grand Wagoneer L PHEV
- Jeep Cherokee
- Recent model years within the 201,976-vehicle population identified in the NHTSA filing
What Owners Should Do
- Dealers will update the radio frequency hub software free of charge, according to the recall filing.
- Owners can confirm their vehicle is included by entering their VIN at NHTSA’s recall lookup tool.
- Stellantis customers can also call FCA US customer service directly, or reach NHTSA’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 with questions about the campaign.
- Owners should manually check tire pressure with a gauge in the meantime rather than relying on the dashboard warning light.
Tire pressure monitoring systems became mandatory on new vehicles in the mid-2000s specifically because underinflated tires are a well-documented factor in blowouts and rollover crashes. A software failure that silences the warning removes the one safeguard drivers have come to depend on, without changing anything about how the tire itself looks or feels from behind the wheel.