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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.
1J4FF68S6XL••••••1999 Jeep CHEROKEE
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 1999 Jeep CHEROKEE build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
266on the model
118builds in total
Most reportedService Brakes 1Hydraulic 1Seat Belts 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsFeb 2010
Passenger air bag went off while driving down the road in my 1999 jeep cherokee chrysler investigated and said that nothing was wrong and won't do anything to repair. But I know there was something wrong because smoke came out of the air bag module and still smell burning wires…
Electrical SystemOct 2008
Fog light switch. Went to the dealer to get another switch , I was told that the switch # had been changed and the it is $186.00 which includes wiring" I asked if the wiring is recalled he said " no" so I bought the switch for $45.00 and it seems to work. I was wondering if…
Seat BeltsJan 2004
The rear drivers side seat belt will lock and not pull out this renders the belt useless. It does not matter if you pull easy or hard the belt will not pull out. In a day or two it will work fine. This has occurred 5 or 6 times in the last 12 months. With a 4 year old and a 6…
Service Brakes
Disc brake rotors warped at 32,000, taken to dealer and charged to fix despite technical bulletin issured. 1,000 miles later, rotors warped again-not under warranty at this time spent $431.00 to replace waht was described as inadequate rotors for this make and model car. Total…
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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 1J4FF68S6XL528193 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.