Jeep VIN decoder

How to read a Jeep VIN

• The 2023 Wrangler manual places the VIN at the left front corner of the A-pillar, visible through the windshield. Other Jeeps, such as the 2026 Grand Cherokee, use a label on the left front corner of the instrument panel pad. Source
• Stellantis (FCA US) uses position 4 on Jeep SUVs and trucks for the restraint equipment and GVWR band. For example, R means active belts, air bags and side bags in all rows on a 6,001-7,000 lb vehicle. Source
• Positions 5 to 7 together code brand, model name, drive wheels, brake system, body type, drive position and price series. In the 2027 guide every Jeep code starts with J (e.g. 1C4RJX... Wrangler, 1C6RJT... Gladiator). Source
• In the 2027 filing, Jeeps use WMIs 1C4 (FCA US, SUV), 1C6 (FCA US, truck: Gladiator) and 3C4 (FCA Mexico, SUV: Compass and Cherokee). Older Jeeps used others, listed below. Source
• Position 11 plant codes for 2027 Jeeps: W = Toledo North (Wrangler), L = Toledo Supplier Park (Gladiator), C = Jefferson North and 8 = Mack Assembly, Detroit (Grand Cherokee), S = Warren Truck (Grand Wagoneer), T = Toluca, Mexico (Compass, Cherokee). Source
• Jeep's door certification label also carries a Month-Day-Hour (MDH) number giving the month, day and hour of manufacture. The bar code at the bottom of the label is the VIN. Source

Jeep WMIs and plants

Canada, Italy, Mexico and United States: 11 SUVs, vans and crossovers, 9 incomplete chassis, 6 trucks and 3 buses, per vPIC October 2026.

Codes Jeep shares with Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Lancia, Pontiac, Ram and others: 1C4, 1C6, 1C7, 2C4, 2C6, 2C7, 3C4, 3C6, 3C7, ZAC, ZFB.

Jeep recalls

385 campaigns on file; 181 since 2016, naming about 27.7 million vehicles (summed across campaigns), 7 with a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory. The Grand Cherokee has the most, 60. Electrical system (26), Power train (26), Air bags (21), Exterior lighting (18), Back over prevention (14) and Structure (13). One car: NHTSA or Jeep.

Open Jeep investigations (6)

How "open" is counted.

Jeep owner complaints

Electrical system, Power train, Engine and Unknown or other lead for 2010-on model-years; the 2014 Cherokee drew the most, 2,650 (unverified owner reports).

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Data: vPIC October 2026; NHTSA, October 17, 2026. Not affiliated with Jeep.