2017 JEEP CHEROKEE Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2017 Jeep Cherokee has 8 recalls, the most serious being a power transfer unit defect on vehicles equipped with the two-speed PTU that can cut drive power without warning or allow a parked vehicle to roll away. Recalls 1 through 4 all describe variations of this same underlying problem: the power transfer unit can fail and disconnect the transmission and differential, leaving the driver with no power to the wheels or, when parked without the parking brake applied, a vehicle that rolls unexpectedly. Prior repair attempts did not fully resolve the issue, which is why multiple recall campaigns address it across different model year ranges. On the safety equipment side, the driver's knee airbag inflator on certain vehicles has a weld defect that can prevent the airbag from fully deploying in a crash, reducing protection for the driver's lower legs at the moment it is needed most. The remaining two recalls cover the same labeling issue: the certification label on certain vehicles was printed without tire and rim size information, which can lead to an incorrect tire and wheel combination being installed during service.