Jeep Recalls 328,000 Grand Cherokees Over Rear Springs That Could Detach

• Jeep has recalled 328,381 Grand Cherokee SUVs: the rear coil springs on some vehicles were installed in the wrong position and can work loose or detach while the vehicle is being driven.
• The recall covers 2022 and 2023 Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L and Grand Cherokee 4xe models without the factory air suspension option, and owners can check their VIN at NHTSA.gov right now.
• Stellantis says dealers will fit a new lower isolator free of charge, and this is the automaker’s third major Grand Cherokee recall campaign in little more than a year.

A Spring That Can Work Its Way Loose on the Highway

A rear coil spring sits under constant load every time a Grand Cherokee rolls over a pothole or leans into a turn. Stellantis says a batch of these SUVs left the factory with that spring seated in the wrong position. Over time and mileage, the misaligned spring can shift further out of place and separate from the suspension entirely, while the vehicle is moving.

That is not a rattle or a warning light. A detached rear coil spring can drop onto the road surface behind a moving vehicle, creating a hazard for the car itself and for anyone driving behind it. Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, has not reported any crashes or injuries tied to the defect, and the company estimates that only about 0.1 percent of the recalled population actually has a spring out of position. But with 328,381 vehicles on the recall list, even that small fraction adds up to several hundred vehicles that could fail without warning.

Which Grand Cherokees Are Affected

The recall covers the 2022 and 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L and the Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid. Only vehicles built without the factory air suspension system are included, which means Summit and Overland trims equipped with that option are excluded from the campaign. Stellantis traced the installation error to a specific production window and says it corrected the assembly process for Grand Cherokees built after May 2023, so newer examples of the SUV are not part of this recall.

Owners do not need to wait for a letter to find out if their SUV is on the list. NHTSA keeps a public recall lookup tool that returns results in seconds. Enter your 17-character vehicle identification number at nhtsa.gov/recalls, and the tool will flag any open safety campaign tied to that exact vehicle, including this one. The VIN is printed on the driver’s side door jamb, on the vehicle registration, and on the lower corner of the windshield on the driver’s side.

What Jeep Is Doing to Fix It

Stellantis submitted the recall to NHTSA on September 1, 2026, and began mailing owner notification letters in late September. Dealers will inspect each recalled Grand Cherokee and install a new lower isolator on the rear coil springs, a part designed to hold the spring firmly in its correct position regardless of how it was originally seated. The repair is free, and it applies no matter who owns the vehicle now or whether they bought it new or used. Federal law requires automakers to perform safety recall repairs at no charge, with no mileage or ownership restrictions, for as long as the recall remains open.

Owners who want to book an appointment before a letter arrives can call any Jeep dealer’s service department directly and reference the recall by vehicle make and model. The fix is a physical inspection and parts installation rather than a software update, so appointment slots can take longer to schedule in the first weeks of a large campaign, so owners who drive the SUV daily should not wait for the mailed notice if they want an earlier appointment.

A Third Recall for the Same SUV in Little More Than a Year

This is not the first time the current-generation Grand Cherokee has drawn safety attention from regulators. Stellantis issued a separate recall in June 2026 covering more than a million vehicles across its lineup for a battery-related fire risk, and the Grand Cherokee has been named in multiple campaigns over the past two years covering unrelated systems. Frequent recalls are not necessarily a sign that a model is unsafe to drive; large automakers build hundreds of thousands of units of a single model, so even a narrow manufacturing defect can generate a six-figure recall number. But the pattern does mean Grand Cherokee owners have reason to make VIN checks a habit rather than a one-time task.

NHTSA tracked more than 950 individual recall campaigns across the US auto industry in 2025, covering tens of millions of vehicles, and separate reporting this month flagged more than 346,000 additional vehicles from Ram, Ford, Volkswagen and Land Rover recalled for unrelated steering, headlight and seat belt defects. Recalls happen constantly across every brand. The only way to know if a specific vehicle is included is to check it directly rather than assume a notice would already have arrived.

How a Spring Ends Up in the Wrong Position

Installing a rear coil spring sounds simple, but the part has to seat into a cupped bracket at a specific angle before the suspension arm is torqued down over it. On an assembly line moving a finished SUV off the floor roughly once a minute, a spring that looks correctly seated from the outside can still be off by a few degrees underneath the isolator. That small error does not show up on a standard end-of-line inspection: the suspension still compresses and rebounds normally in the factory test. It only becomes a problem months or years later, after enough miles of flexing push the spring the rest of the way out of its pocket. Stellantis has not said how it caught the error this time, but recall filings typically follow a pattern of warranty claims, dealer reports, or a customer complaint that gets escalated once a few similar cases appear in the same build window.

This kind of defect is different from a parts failure. The springs themselves are not being recalled or replaced wholesale; it is the way they were seated at the factory that created the risk. That distinction counts for owners: the fix is quick once a vehicle is confirmed to need it. A technician does not have to wait on a backordered part shipped from overseas. The lower isolator Jeep is installing is a small, low-cost component, and dealers that stock Grand Cherokee parts should be able to complete most inspections and repairs in well under a day.

What This Means if You Are Buying a Used Grand Cherokee

Open recalls do not disappear when a vehicle is sold privately or through a used car lot. They stay attached to the VIN until a dealer actually performs the repair, no matter how many owners the Grand Cherokee has had in between. Anyone shopping for a 2022 or 2023 Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L or Grand Cherokee 4xe should treat the NHTSA VIN lookup as a standard step in the purchase process, the same way a buyer might check a vehicle history report for accidents or flood damage. A seller who already knows about an open recall is required to disclose it in several states, but a direct VIN check removes any doubt and costs nothing. If the SUV is affected and has not yet been repaired, a buyer can factor the open recall into negotiations or simply ask the seller to have the dealer complete the fix before the sale closes.

What to Do Right Now

Owners and buyers of a 2022 or 2023 Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L or Grand Cherokee 4xe should take three steps. First, find the VIN on the driver’s door jamb or windshield and enter it at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm whether the specific vehicle is included. Second, if the SUV is on the list, call a Jeep dealer to schedule the inspection rather than waiting on the mailed notice, especially if the vehicle is driven daily on highways. Third, anyone shopping for a used Grand Cherokee from this generation should run the VIN check before completing the purchase: an open recall travels with the vehicle regardless of how many times it has changed hands.

Drivers who notice unusual noise from the rear suspension, a vehicle that sits unevenly, or any visible gap around a rear wheel well should have the SUV inspected immediately rather than waiting for a scheduled recall appointment: those can be signs the spring has already shifted.

Sources:

• SlashGear: Jeep Recalls Nearly 400K Grand Cherokee SUVs Over Rear Coil Spring
• AutoGuide: Jeep Recalls Over 328,000 Grand Cherokees for a Third Time
• NHTSA: Vehicle Recall Lookup