Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee L, model year 2026. Filed by Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) and reported to NHTSA on 13 August 2026. 81 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L vehicles. Due to a software issue in the body control module (BCM), the windshield wipers may fail.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
Jeep's own number for this recall: 77D. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V529 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V529 cover?
- Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee L, model year 2026.
- What is wrong with them?
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L vehicles. Due to a software issue in the body control module (BCM), the windshield wipers may fail.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Windshield wiper failure can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will update the body control module (BCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 3, 2026. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is 77D.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Jeep calls this recall 77D, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
- Has this notice changed since it was announced?
- Yes. The remedy was reworded on 10 Sep 2026. Both versions are on this page, with the date each was read.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
Owners of this vehicle were written to on 3 September 2026. The remedy was reworded on 10 September 2026, 7 days later, so the letter described the earlier version. Read both versions.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Windshield wiper failure can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V529 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| System at fault | Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer |
| Reported to NHTSA | 13 August 2026 |
| Model years | 2026-2026 |
| Vehicles named | JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE L |
What the notice says today
The defect
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L vehicles. Due to a software issue in the body control module (BCM), the windshield wipers may fail.
The consequence
Windshield wiper failure can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the body control module (BCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 3, 2026. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is 77D. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on August 20, 2026.
What it said before
This notice has been edited since it was first published. NHTSA shows only the current version. Both are below, read straight from the agency at the times shown, with the words that moved marked.
The remedy was rewritten
1 words added, 3 removed. The notice grew from 370 to 357 characters.
Dealers will update the body control module (BCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters will be mailed beginning September 3, 2026. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is 77D. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on August 20, 2026.
Dealers will update the body control module (BCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 3, 2026. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is 77D. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on August 20, 2026.
Nothing above is our paraphrase. Both columns are the agency’s own text; only the marking is ours.
This is one of 463 notices in the record whose component field names visibility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 26V529, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v529/
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 26V529 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
08e82d6f - Consequence
12d95b2a - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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