Lemon Law · Model-year problems
2026 Jeep Cherokee
What owners of this model year report to the federal safety regulator, the repair attempts that make a California lemon-law claim, and what a buyback covers.
Federal safety record
On file for 2026 Jeep Cherokee
Public defect-investigation and recall notices on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If any of these describe your vehicle and the manufacturer's repair has not fixed it, Song-Beverly may apply.
Federal safety record for the 2026 Jeep Cherokee: 4 recall campaigns and 9 owner complaints on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Top components in owner complaints: Fuel/propulsion system, Power train, Engine, Vehicle speed control, Structure.
Open NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year:
- Exterior lighting: brake lights
NHTSA campaign 26V059000 - Electronic stability control (ESC)
NHTSA campaign 26V223000 - Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
NHTSA campaign 26V531000 - Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
NHTSA campaign 26V559000
Figures from the NHTSA public record on the date shown. Figures update as new reports are filed. Nothing on this page is legal advice about a specific vehicle.
The statute
When a warranty problem becomes a lemon
These are the presumptions in the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act and the Tanner Consumer Protection Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.22). Each applies when the defect is first reported, and the vehicle is still under the manufacturer's warranty, within 18 months of delivery or 18,000 miles — whichever comes first.
- Two or more repair attempts for a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
- Four or more repair attempts for the same non-safety defect
- The vehicle out of service for 30 or more cumulative days for repair
Have an attorney read your 2026 Jeep Cherokee repair orders.
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