2023 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE L — Complaint #2153793
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NHTSA Complaint about VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM filed December 3, 2025
NHTSA complaint #2153793 (ODI reference 11702759) concerns a 2023 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE L and was filed on December 3, 2025. The owner reports the failure occurred on December 3, 2025. The vehicle had 30,500 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Iowa based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE L cohort independently describe similar visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2023 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE L shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the defrost system became inoperable. The contact stated that the system functioned intermittently during warmer weather; however, in colder temperatures, the defroster failed to operate. The contact was concerned that the failure could affect visibility, creating a potential hazard while driving, and posing a risk to other drivers. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2153793 |
| ODI Number | 11702759 |
| Date Filed | December 3, 2025 |
| Failure Date | December 3, 2025 |
| VIN | 1C4RJKAG3P8 |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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