Jeep has announced a recall of 61,711 Cherokee compact SUVs from model years 2019 to 2023. These vehicles may have been built with a two-speed power transfer unit (PTU) that may fail.
Jeep explains in its recall report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that an internally failed PTU “can cause an unexpected and unrecoverable loss of motive power at any speed or rolling in park.”
A remedy is currently under development.
Drivers should look out for a “Service 4WD” message, noise, vibration, or a change in drive quality. So far, one accident and one injury are possibly related to this issue, according to the NHTSA filing.
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