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The redesigned two-row WL arrives with a launch-year recall list, nearly all free fixes — so the recall record is the whole game.

By Russell, VinCanary founder · How these reports are built · Data updated July 2026

The 2022 is the ground-up redesign of the two-row Grand Cherokee (the WL platform), and like most first-year cars it came with a long recall list rather than a big out-of-pocket pattern. The safety items to verify are real: an upper control-arm ball joint that can separate and drop a wheel (24V-132), rear coil springs that can detach (23V-413, replaced by 26V-051), a steering-column shaft that can disconnect (23V-352), and a run of rearview-camera and side-airbag recalls. Every one is free.

This year also introduces the 4xe plug-in hybrid, whose complaints are filed under the mainstream Grand Cherokee this year. The 4xe's high-voltage battery later drew a serious fire recall (25V-741) telling owners to park outside and not charge until fixed, and its hybrid controller drew a power-loss recall (25V-576). Day to day, the WL's noise is electronics — the Uconnect 5 screen — and the Quadra-Lift air suspension throwing 'Service Air Suspension' messages. Buy the one with a clean, complete recall record.

Evidence: 355 NHTSA complaints · 11 recall campaigns · 6 mechanic & forum sources

The short version

Status
Chirping. 355 federal complaints and eleven recalls.
Biggest risk
Suspension and steering recalls — the launch-year safety cluster
First check
Verify the suspension and steering recalls by VIN — 24V-132 (control-arm ball joint), 23V-413/26V-051 (rear coil spring), 23V-352 (steering shaft) — and confirm they show completed.

Canary status

Chirping

What that means: 355 federal complaints and eleven recalls. 2022 is the first year of the redesigned two-row fifth-generation (WL) Grand Cherokee, and it launched with a redesign-era stack of recalls — steering, suspension, airbags, and a run of rearview-camera fixes — plus a new 4xe plug-in hybrid whose high-voltage battery later drew a fire recall. Almost everything is a free remedy.

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355

Federal complaints

11

Recalls

Known issues

Ranked by the cost of ignoring them. Every claim carries its source.

Suspension and steering recalls — the launch-year safety cluster

major

The WL launched with several chassis recalls worth confirming. An upper control-arm ball joint can separate from the steering knuckle and let the wheel fall outward, causing a loss of control (24V-132, code 10B). Rear coil springs may have been incorrectly installed and can detach while driving (23V-413, code 64A, later replaced by 26V-051, code 20D). And a steering-column intermediate shaft can disconnect and cause a loss of steering (23V-352, code 58A). All are free inspection/repairs — but on a used WL they're only worth anything if they were done. Verify each by VIN.

Suspension/steering recalls

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Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (WL Grand Cherokee)

4xe plug-in hybrid — high-voltage battery fire recallmajor

  • 2.0L turbo 4xe PHEV

The 2022 introduces the 4xe plug-in hybrid (a PHEV — a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle). Its high-voltage battery can fail internally and cause a fire while parked or driving; the recall (25V-741, code 68C) tells owners to park outside, away from structures, and not to charge until the fix — a software update and, if needed, a battery replacement. Separately, a hybrid-control-processor software error can cause a loss of drive power (25V-576, code 73C). On any 2022 4xe, confirm both are resolved; the battery recall is the one with real teeth.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (WL Grand Cherokee)

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4xe HV-battery and HCP recalls

Rearview-camera and airbag recalls — a repeated chainmoderate

The WL drew several rearview-camera display recalls (a distraction and federal rear-visibility non-compliance): the Central Vision Park Assist software (23V-577), a coaxial-cable connection (24V-289), the radio software (24V-436), and a center-stack display transistor that can overheat (25V-083). Some superseded or joined earlier ones, so a car 'fixed' once may need the newer remedy. There are also front side-airbag connector recalls (24V-897 and 26V-328). Confirm the latest camera and airbag remedies were applied.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (WL Grand Cherokee)

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Camera and airbag recalls

Uconnect 5 screen and Quadra-Lift air suspensionmoderate

The WL's everyday complaints are electronic. The Uconnect 5 radio screen can go blank, lock up, or reboot — Chrysler documents this in a service bulletin, separate from the camera recalls. And the optional Quadra-Lift air suspension can throw a 'Service Air Suspension' message, with ride-height sensor faults especially in cold weather; Chrysler ran a part-order-restriction program on the air-suspension control module, a sign parts were constrained. Test the screen across menus and cycle the air suspension through its height settings on the drive.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (WL Grand Cherokee)

Windshield defrost/defog software recall — 24V-111minor

A hybrid-control-processor software error can make the windshield defrosting and defogging system inoperative — a visibility (FMVSS 103) non-compliance — on 2022-2024 Grand Cherokee (and 2021-2024 Wrangler). The fix (24V-111, code 04B) is a free software update. Quick to do, easy to overlook; confirm it by VIN.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe)

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Defrost software update (recall 24V-111)

The upper control arm ball joint and steering knuckle may separate and cause the wheel to fall outward.
From the manufacturer’s own recall notice or service bulletin, in its words.

Open recalls

Free fixes at any Jeep dealer. Run the VIN — “completed” isn’t always completed.

  1. 24V-132Upper control-arm ball joint and steering knuckle may separate — wheel falls outward, loss of control (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L). Free pinch-bolt replacement. Chrysler code 10B.VERIFY BY VIN
  2. 23V-352Steering-column intermediate shaft may disconnect — loss of steering control (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L). Free inspection/replacement. Chrysler code 58A.VERIFY BY VIN
  3. 23V-413Rear coil springs may detach while driving (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L). Free inspection/repair. Replaced by 26V-051. Chrysler code 64A.VERIFY BY VIN
  4. 26V-051Supersedes 23V-413: rear coil springs may detach while driving (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L). Free inspection/repair. Chrysler code 20D.VERIFY BY VIN
  5. 23V-577Central Vision Park Assist rearview image may not display in reverse — FMVSS 111 (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L, Wagoneer). Free software update. Chrysler code 56A.VERIFY BY VIN
  6. 24V-289Improperly connected coaxial cable may prevent the rearview image from displaying — FMVSS 111 (2022-2023 GC). Free connection repair. Chrysler code 40B.VERIFY BY VIN
  7. 24V-436Radio software may prevent the rearview image from displaying — FMVSS 111 (multi-model incl. 2022-2023 GC). Free software/OTA update. Chrysler codes 66B/79B.VERIFY BY VIN
  8. 24V-111Hybrid-control-processor software error may disable windshield defrost/defog — FMVSS 103 (2022-2024 GC, 2021-2024 Wrangler). Free software update. Chrysler code 04B.VERIFY BY VIN
  9. 24V-897Front side-airbag connector may be improperly secured — airbags may not deploy — FMVSS 214 (2022-2024 GC, 2021-2024 L). Free repair. Chrysler code B3B.VERIFY BY VIN
  10. 25V-5764xe PHEV hybrid-control-processor software error may cause a loss of drive power (2022-2026 GC PHEV). Free software update. Chrysler code 73C.VERIFY BY VIN
  11. 25V-7414xe high-voltage battery may fail internally and cause a fire — park outside, do not charge until fixed (2022-2026 GC 4xe; supersedes 23V-787/24V-720). Free software update / battery replacement as needed. Chrysler code 68C.VERIFY BY VIN

What it costs to keep

The purchase price is what you negotiate. These are the numbers you live with afterward — each one sourced, none of them blended into a fake total.

The ownership picture — 2022 Grand Cherokee

Four sourced numbers. No fake total.

Fuel

22 MPG combined (19 city / 26 highway) for the RWD, 3.6L on the EPA federal fuel-economy test.

Source: FuelEconomy.gov (EPA) — EPA’s federal fuel-economy test, recomputed with current gas prices. EPA record 44856 (Grand Cherokee 2WD).
Other builds EPA lists: 4WD, 3.6L 22 MPG · AWD, 5.7L (midgrade fuel) 17 MPG · Plug-in hybrid 4WD, 2.0L turbo 23 MPG.

$2,850/yr

at $4.15/gal · 15,000 mi/yr · 55/45 city/hwy · pulled Jul 12, 2026

Crash losses

Collision losses run about average here. Neither a red flag nor a discount at the insurer.

Source: HLDI — the insurance industry’s loss-data institute — HLDI collision losses, 2021–22 models, published April 2023 (report R-23). 100 = the all-vehicle average. Series read: Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr 4WD.
Other series: Jeep Grand Cherokee L 4dr 4WD 84 · Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr 104 · Jeep Grand Cherokee L 4dr 85 · Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr 4WD (NEW) 72 · Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr (NEW) 60, where 100 = average.

94 vs 100

6% below average

Theft

Stolen about 34% more often than the average vehicle. Worth pricing comprehensive coverage before you buy, not after.

Source: HLDI — HLDI whole vehicle theft losses, 2022–24 models, published May 2025 (report WT-24). 100 = the all-vehicle average. Series read: Jeep Grand Cherokee L 4dr 4WD.
Other series: Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr 4WD (NEW) 126 · Jeep Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid 4dr 4WD 27 · Jeep Grand Cherokee L 4dr 104 · Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr (NEW) 38, where 100 = average.

134 vs 100

34% above average

Repair risk

What this specific year is known to need. Pulled from the issues above — the repairs owners actually report, at the costs they report them. Averages from other sites blend every year together; these are this year’s own numbers.

Source: this report — 01 Known issues.

Suspension/steering recalls$0
4xe HV-battery and HCP recalls$0
Camera and airbag recalls$0
Defrost software update (recall 24V-111)$0
Why there’s no single “cost to own” number: sites that promise one are guessing at your insurance quote, your annual miles, and your luck. These are the numbers we can actually source — and each one carries its receipt.

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Before you buy

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  1. 01Verify the suspension and steering recalls by VIN — 24V-132 (control-arm ball joint), 23V-413/26V-051 (rear coil spring), 23V-352 (steering shaft) — and confirm they show completed.
  2. 02On a 4xe, confirm the high-voltage-battery fire recall (25V-741) and the HCP power-loss recall (25V-576) are resolved.
  3. 03Confirm the latest rearview-camera remedy (23V-577 / 24V-289 / 24V-436 / 25V-083) and side-airbag recalls (24V-897, 26V-328) were applied — several superseded each other.
  4. 04Test the Uconnect 5 screen across menus for blank/reboot behavior, and cycle the Quadra-Lift air suspension through its heights.
  5. 05Confirm the windshield defrost software recall 24V-111 was done.
  6. 06Because this is a redesign year, treat an incomplete recall history as a walk-away rather than a negotiation.

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