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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1C4PJMLX5KD••••••2019 Jeep CHEROKEE
That is about average for the 2019 Jeep CHEROKEE — 8 complaints per build across 197 builds.
7on this build
1551on the model
197builds in total
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 6Service Brakes 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakesfireApr 2020
The contact owns a 2019 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that there was an abnormal burning chemical odor coming from the engine and into the cabin of the vehicle through the air condition vents. The contact stated that the odor smelled like burning plastic. The contact became…
Power TrainAug 2025
Power Transfer Unit - my power transfer unit has failed. This appears to be a manufacturing defect identical to those under the recall provisions. For some reason, my VIN # is not included
Power TrainJun 2025
The rear differential developed a crack along the outer edge, resulting in a peeling effect along the edge of the unit resulting in fluid loss. We were informed by our dealer (who discovered the issue) that the part needs to be replaced to prevent full failure of the part and a…
Power TrainApr 2025
Was driving down the road approximately 30 to 40 miles an hour and the service four-wheel drive light came on
Power TrainJan 2025
PTU/rear differential failure The car began to act weird making some popping and banging noises on a two separate occasions, after that there began to be a rattling noise the car then during acceleration just lurched and almost locked up to a complete stop. Luckily this happened…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1C4PJMLX5KD141413 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.