Recall Register

1975 Jeep Cherokee: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1975 Jeep Cherokee. The newest campaign is 87V178000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Nov 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 87V178000, in the NHTSA record

Owners should not leave key in tailgate of unattended vehicle. Repair mechanism to assure proper key return operation.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 294,195 units in total.

  • 87V178000Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear
  • 78V065000Electrical System / Ignition / Module
  • 75V057000Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System
  • 75V056000Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System
  • 75V053000Vehicle Speed Control

  1. 87V178000Received . 180,000 units.

    Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The key operated tailgate window will continue to close if the spring loaded key does not return to off position when released.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Window could close on a child or others resulting inpersonal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners should not leave key in tailgate of unattended vehicle. Repair mechanism to assure proper key return operation.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 78V065000Received . 102,398 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition / Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicles were built with wire connectors that fail to allow the current flow needed to support the electronic control of the engine ignition.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install improved wire connectors without charge to owners.

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 75V057000Received . 5,063 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 75V056000Received . 5,063 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Carburetor System

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 75V053000Received . 1,671 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Report filed by CHRYSLER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19730
  2. 19743
  3. 19755
  4. 19764
  5. 19771
  6. 19782
  7. 19792
  8. 19803
  9. 19812
  10. 19822
  11. 19831
  12. 19843
  13. 19853
  14. 19864
  15. 19875
  16. 19880
  17. 19893
  18. 19905
  19. 19915
  20. 19921
  21. 19933
  22. 19945
  23. 19956
  24. 19966
  25. 19974
  26. 19985
  27. 19992
  28. 20001
  29. 20012
  30. 20060
  31. 201413
  32. 201511
  33. 20169
  34. 20176
  35. 20187
  36. 201911
  37. 20203
  38. 20214
  39. 20223
  40. 20231
  41. 20264

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1975 Jeep Cherokee: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jeep/cherokee/1975/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
CHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1975 Jeep Cherokee?
294,195 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Jeep Cherokee have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 93 recall campaigns for the Jeep Cherokee, model years 1973 to 2026. 5 of them name the 1975 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1975 Jeep Cherokee open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.