Jeep Recalls 328,381 Grand Cherokee L SUVs Over Rear Coil Springs That Can Detach While Driving

This is the third recall campaign for the same defect — and this time, Jeep has no fix ready yet

Stellantis is recalling 328,381 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL platform) SUVs — including the three-row Grand Cherokee L — over a rear coil spring that may have been installed incorrectly at the factory. If the spring works its way out of position, it can detach from the vehicle entirely while driving, turning into a road hazard for the Jeep itself and for anyone behind it.

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The affected range covers model years 2021 through 2023 for the Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L, and Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid — essentially the full first three model years of the current WL-generation platform, which launched for 2021 with the Grand Cherokee L as the first three-row Grand Cherokee in the nameplate's history.

What makes this recall notable isn't just the number of vehicles — it's that this is the third time NHTSA has opened a campaign against Jeep for this exact defect. The new campaign is numbered 89D internally and 26V-562 by NHTSA, following earlier related actions in 2023 and earlier in 2026. A recurring recall for the same root cause on the same platform usually means the original repair procedure didn't fully solve the problem for every affected vehicle, or that Stellantis is still identifying additional VINs that slipped through prior campaigns.

Unlike most recalls, which pair the announcement with an already-available fix, Jeep has not given a target date for when a permanent repair will be ready. In the meantime, FCA US (Stellantis's US arm) is sending interim owner-notification letters — expected to start going out around September 29, 2026 — warning owners of the risk before a real repair procedure exists. That's an unusual sequence: normally a recall notice tells you when to bring the car in; this one is closer to a standalone safety warning.

Dealers were notified of the campaign around September 9, 2026, and VINs associated with campaign 26V562000 are searchable through NHTSA's own recall lookup tool from that date. Owners who want to check a specific vehicle don't need to wait for a mailed letter — the VIN search is already live.

For anyone currently driving an affected 2021-2023 Grand Cherokee or Grand Cherokee L, the practical takeaway is straightforward: check the VIN against NHTSA's database now rather than waiting for the letter, and if it's affected, treat any unusual clunking or rear-end handling change as worth an immediate dealer visit — a partially detached coil spring wouldn't necessarily announce itself with a warning light.

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