Vehicle recall R/2014/080

Jeep Cherokee recall: Possibility of unintended acceleration

DVSA recall R/2014/080 names the Jeep Cherokee. It was launched 2 September 2014. It covers vehicles built 16 January 2014 to 17 April 2014.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2014/080
Launched: 2 September 2014
Issued by: JEEP
Manufacturer reference: P31
Vehicles: 20 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The Cruise Control may cause unintended continued vehicle acceleration after an accelerator pedal override manoeuvre. As a result when the Cruise Control is set and the driver presses the accelerator pedal to accelerate more than the Cruise Control system would on its own; The vehicle may continue to accelerate briefly after the accelerator pedal is released.

The fix

Reprogramme the Adaptive Cruise control (ACC) Module with new software

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Jeep Cherokee	16 January 2014 to 17 April 2014	20

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Other recalls for these models

R/2013/093 Risk of fire 30 September 2014, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Cherokee
R/2014/166 Rear suspension may detach 12 December 2014, Jeep Cherokee
R/2013/120 Inadvertent deployment of airbags 31 October 2013, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Cherokee
R/2015/192 Unintended vehicle movement 6 November 2015, Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Cherokee
R/2015/218 Risk of fire 6 February 2016, Jeep Cherokee
R/2016/026 Fire may occur 18 March 2016, Jeep Cherokee

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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