Stellantis recalled 3,814 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe in China over airbag-controller software

Stellantis (Shanghai) Automotive Co. filed a recall plan with China’s State Administration for Market Regulation covering 3,814 imported Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe built between 3 February and 9 October 2023, according to a SAMR notice published on 13 November under recall number S2026M0142V.

The notice attributes the defect to a software problem in the occupant restraint control module. It says the software can cause a door crash pressure sensor to register a transient fault that is then permanently latched, so that in a side collision the front seat side airbags may deploy late and fail to give the intended protection.

The company will update the control module software free of charge and will notify owners by telephone and text message, the notice says. It does not say whether the update will be carried out over the air or at a dealer.

In the United States, FCA US filed recall 26V328 with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 21 May 2026 for a similar fault. That report covers 419,035 Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L vehicles from the 2022 to 2026 model years whose occupant restraint controller software “may cause transient door airbag pressure sensor faults to remain active for the lifetime of the sensor”, names Robert Bosch LLC as the component manufacturer, and gives updated controller software as the remedy. The Chinese notice does not refer to the US recall.