The WK2 settles down after the 2018 peak, but the valvetrain question and a front-differential recall mean you still buy the paperwork, not the badge.

The 3.6L Pentastar V6's rocker arms and camshaft lobes wear the same way they do on the earlier WK2 years — a top-end tick that becomes a misfire, with a teardown mechanic quoting $1,000 to $2,000 caught early and more once damage spreads. Chrysler's service bulletins cover the misfire-and-valvetrain-noise condition across these years. It's less prominent in the 2019 file than in 2018, but the check is the same: listen for the tick, scan for misfire codes.

Shared with the 2018: an ABS-module malfunction can illuminate the brake lights and let the truck start and shift out of Park without the brake pressed, and can disable ABS and stability control. The original recall (22V-426, code Z48) was replaced by 24V-838 (code 94B); cars fixed under the first need the newer remedy. Confirm 24V-838 shows completed.

On the 3.0L EcoDiesel, the EGR-cooler fire recall (20V-699, this being the last year in that population), the high-pressure-fuel-pump recall (22V-406), and the crankshaft-tone-wheel recall (23V-411) apply, along with the emissions-modification program. All free; verify each by VIN on a diesel.

The familiar WK2 wear items: brittle oil-filter housing, HEMI water pump, and cracked thermostat housing — check for coolant loss between changes. The Uconnect touchscreen can still misbehave (the delamination/ghost-touch pattern that peaks on the 2018 appears here too); confirm it responds cleanly and shows the backup camera.