2022–2024 Jeep Wagoneer eTorque stall, backup camera & airbag recalls explained. See if your Wagoneer qualifies for a California lemon-law buyback.
The Jeep Wagoneer promised to be the return of a full-size American icon — three rows, family comfort, and serious towing muscle from the 5.7L Hemi V8. But 2022 model year owners found themselves dealing with a troubling pattern of problems almost from the start: an engine that could stall and slam into Park in traffic, a backup camera that went dark so reliably it triggered two separate NHTSA recalls, airbags that assembly errors left unable to deploy properly, and a third-row seatbelt buckle that some families couldn't latch at all. NHTSA has opened a formal investigation into the eTorque engine stall — it logged 80 complaints and flagged up to 150,000 vehicles. Six recalls have been issued across 2022–2024 model years, touching backup cameras, airbags, seatbelts, and body trim. If you've spent time at the dealer for any of these problems, California law may already entitle you to a buyback or replacement.
The issues owners report most, ranked by severity — each one verified against a cited NHTSA source.
Engine shuts off suddenly at low speeds; vehicle automatically shifts into Park and applies the emergency brake; check-engine light for low-voltage fault; vehicle sometimes will not restart; stall can occur in traffic.
Large center touchscreen goes completely black or freezes; system reboots unexpectedly while driving; rearview camera image not displayed; navigation and audio functions unavailable; 'Uconnect Box requires service' warning message.
Backup camera image does not appear on the screen when the vehicle is shifted into Reverse; black or blank camera screen while reversing.
Third-row seatbelt buckle cannot be latched; buckle is scratched, deformed, or physically stuck; passenger cannot secure seatbelt.
Upper B-pillar interior trim panel not fully seated; no visible symptom until a crash occurs; side curtain airbag may fail to deploy or deploy improperly in a rollover or side impact.
No apparent symptom under normal driving; driver airbag fails to deploy in a frontal crash due to an interrupted deployment signal.
A settled Margarian Law case on this exact model, published with the actual settlement math.
Open any defect for the symptoms and why it matters for a California lemon-law claim. Each is tied to a cited NHTSA source.
Engine shuts off suddenly at low speeds; vehicle automatically shifts into Park and applies the emergency brake; check-engine light for low-voltage fault; vehicle sometimes will not restart; stall can occur in traffic.
Stall with automatic Park engagement in traffic is a safety-critical failure. If repeated repair attempts fail to resolve, this is a strong lemon-law trigger under Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.2(d). NHTSA investigation strengthens the claim by establishing a defect pattern.
No recall issued as of Jun 28, 2026. Dealers have performed PCM calibration updates in some cases; NHTSA investigation PE24018 ongoing.
Large center touchscreen goes completely black or freezes; system reboots unexpectedly while driving; rearview camera image not displayed; navigation and audio functions unavailable; 'Uconnect Box requires service' warning message.
Multiple repair attempts for the same infotainment system failure—especially if rearview camera is nonfunctional—can satisfy the Cal. lemon-law repair attempt threshold. Black screen also disables backup camera, creating a federally documented safety issue (FMVSS 111 noncompliance).
Dealer radio software flash (TSB 08-014-24); Global Telematics module replacement (TSB 08-184-22); OTA updates where applicable.
Backup camera image does not appear on the screen when the vehicle is shifted into Reverse; black or blank camera screen while reversing.
Nonfunctional backup camera is a FMVSS 111 safety violation. If an owner brought the vehicle in multiple times for the same black-screen backup camera complaint before the recall fix was available, those visits count toward the repair-attempt tally under California lemon law.
23V-577: CVPAM software update at dealer (~30 min). 24V-436: OTA radio software reprogramming or dealer flash.
Third-row seatbelt buckle cannot be latched; buckle is scratched, deformed, or physically stuck; passenger cannot secure seatbelt.
A seatbelt that cannot be fastened is an immediate occupant-safety defect present at delivery. If dealer failed to remedy on the initial recall visit or the buckle re-failed, additional repair attempts strengthen the lemon-law claim, particularly for families with third-row passengers.
Dealer inspection and replacement of third-row seatbelt buckle assembly at no charge.
Upper B-pillar interior trim panel not fully seated; no visible symptom until a crash occurs; side curtain airbag may fail to deploy or deploy improperly in a rollover or side impact.
Airbag/ejection-mitigation noncompliance is a latent safety defect. If a client's vehicle was in a side-impact or rollover before the recall repair was performed, this could support additional tort claims beyond lemon law.
Dealer inspection; reseat or replace the B-pillar trim panels as needed at no charge.
No apparent symptom under normal driving; driver airbag fails to deploy in a frontal crash due to an interrupted deployment signal.
Latent airbag non-deployment defect affecting FMVSS 208. If dealer repair delayed or recall parts were back-ordered, the vehicle was unsafe during that period. If SCCM replacement failed or caused new issues, additional repair visits count toward lemon-law thresholds.
Dealer inspection and replacement of steering column control module (~1 hour).
Rear quarter-window trim panel detaches from the vehicle while driving; loud pop or noise followed by missing trim; trim becomes road debris.
If the remedy is not yet available, the owner currently has no fix and is driving an acknowledged-defective vehicle. A defect with no available remedy within 30 days of notification may support a lemon-law claim under Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.2(b).
Remedy under development as of late 2025; interim owner notification mailed November 2025. Final repair expected to involve trim replacement or re-adhesion.
TPMS warning light does not illuminate when a tire is significantly under-inflated; 'service tire pressure system' cluster message; malfunction indicator lamp; dashes displayed in place of the tire pressure placard values; tire pressure readings that never update. Frequently no warning at all before the failure.
Measured relevance. On its own this is a thin lemon-law claim: TPMS is a secondary warning system, the defect does not impair drivability, and a single successful software reprogram under the recall does not approach the repair-attempt threshold of Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.2(d). The card matters where the repair history already shows repeat TPMS / RF-hub complaints (dashes in place of placard values, 'service tire pressure system' messages, sensors that will not relearn or update) before or after the 54D reprogram, or where a TPMS that failed to warn preceded a tire failure or blowout. Those visits count toward the repair-attempt tally, and the FMVSS 138 noncompliance supports characterizing the nonconformity as safety-related. Most useful stacked with other open recalls on the same 2024-2026 build cohort for the cumulative days-out-of-service argument.
Under 26V559 (FCA 54D) dealers reprogram the RFH module with updated software, free of charge. Remedy not yet available to owners: dealers notified Sep 9, 2026; owner letters phased Sep 29 - Oct 21, 2026; no interim letter. Owners are told to check tire pressures manually with a gauge until the update is done.
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A software error in the Radio Frequency Hub (RFH) module can cause the tire pressure monitoring system to lose its stored reference tire pressures or stop updating tire pressure values, so the TPMS may fail to detect a significantly under-inflated tire and/or fail to illuminate the TPMS warning light (FMVSS 138 noncompliance). FCA US identified three separate RFH software root causes between August 2025 and May 2026; the third (pressure values not updating) widened the scope to 2026 model year vehicles.
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Quarter window trim may detach from the vehicle due to missing clear primer application at the supplier level, leaving the trim panel insufficiently bonded.
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Radio software on affected vehicles may prevent the rearview camera signal from passing through to the media screen, causing the backup camera image not to display when reversing.
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SCCM may have an insufficient weld between its internal flexible flat cable (FFC) and a busbar, which may prevent the airbag deployment signal from reaching the driver airbag module.
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Third-row seatbelt buckles may have been scratched or damaged during assembly, making them inaccessible or impossible to latch.
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Upper B-pillar interior trim may not be fully seated and could interfere with side curtain airbag deployment, causing noncompliance with FMVSS 226 Ejection Mitigation.
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CVPAM software may prevent the rearview camera signal from passing to the media screen under certain conditions, causing the backup camera to fail to display when the vehicle is in Reverse.
Every item below comes from this vehicle's documented defects. The more you recognize, the more a free case review is worth your time.
California's Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act — commonly called the lemon law — gives you the right to a repurchase (buyback) or a replacement vehicle if the manufacturer or its dealers cannot fix a defect after a reasonable number of attempts. The law creates a rebuttable presumption that a vehicle is a lemon if:
You don't need all of these — meeting any one presumption shifts the burden to the manufacturer to show the vehicle is not a lemon. The eTorque stall (which causes loss of control in traffic) is the kind of safety defect that triggers the two-attempt presumption. Backup camera failures documented under FMVSS 111 are federally recognized safety issues.
If your Wagoneer has been in for any of these issues — even if the dealer claimed it couldn't replicate the problem — you may already qualify. Consult a California lemon-law attorney before your next dealer visit; initial consultations are typically free and attorneys work on contingency, meaning you owe nothing unless you win.
“Could not duplicate” doesn't mean the defect isn't real. Here's exactly what to do to protect a potential California lemon-law claim.
Document the moment it happens. Photos, video, and screenshots of any warning lights — with the date and the mileage.
Get a repair order every visit — even “found nothing.” That paperwork is the foundation of a claim.
Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Note any recall that has no available remedy yet.
Track your out-of-service days. California law counts the cumulative days your vehicle spends in the shop.
Keep loaner & rental records. Alternate-transport paperwork during long repairs matters.
Save everything in one place. Symptoms, dates, repair orders, and every repeat visit — the intermittent ones especially.
The eTorque stall is the hardest symptom to catch: it can happen once and then disappear for weeks. If a dealer writes 'could not duplicate' on your repair order, here's what to do:
1. Document every incident. Date, time, speed, road conditions, and exactly what happened. A detailed written log — kept in real time, not from memory — is evidence.
2. Check for stored fault codes before you go in. If your vehicle has a code reader or your phone connects to an OBD-II adapter, capture any codes. Dealers sometimes clear codes at check-in without recording them.
3. Ask the service writer to note NHTSA investigation PE24018 on your repair order. This forces the technician to search for that specific investigation's known failure signatures, not just a generic engine-stall DTC.
4. Request a loaner for any stall-related visit. A vehicle that can strand you in traffic is not safe to drive while it awaits diagnosis. Dealers are required under California law to make reasonable efforts to repair within a reasonable time.
5. Keep every repair order, even the ones that say 'no problem found.' California courts have held that unsuccessful repair attempts still count toward the lemon-law threshold — including visits where the dealer found nothing.
6. For backup-camera blackouts: ask whether your vehicle has received both recall repairs (23V-577 and 24V-436). Some owners received one but not the other because they affect different software modules.
The Wagoneer is an expensive, family-focused SUV. The safety recalls that have hit this platform are not fender-bender cosmetics — an airbag that won't deploy, a seatbelt buckle that won't latch, and an engine that can throw itself into Park while you're moving are the kinds of defects that belong in the NHTSA record, not in your garage waiting for a repair appointment. The eTorque stall investigation is still open, which means Stellantis hasn't issued a recall yet — and without a recall, dealers often struggle to perform a reliable fix. That pattern of 'we can't find anything' after repeated visits is exactly the pattern California's lemon law was written to address.
— The Margarian Law team
If your 2022–2024 Jeep Wagoneer has been to the dealer two or more times for an engine stall, a backup camera that won't show a picture, an airbag warning, or a seatbelt buckle that won't work — you may be entitled to a full buyback under California law. The process is free to start and costs you nothing if you don't win. Tell us what's happened with your Wagoneer and we'll let you know where you stand.
This matches the failure pattern under NHTSA investigation PE24018, opened July 2024. On 2022 Wagoneers equipped with the 5.7L Hemi eTorque mild-hybrid system, an electrical fault in the 48V belt-alternator system can cause the engine to shut down without warning. When that happens, some vehicles automatically shift into Park and engage the emergency brake — even while rolling. NHTSA received 80 complaints describing this scenario and flagged up to 150,000 potentially affected vehicles. No recall has been issued as of mid-2026. If this has happened to you more than once, document each incident and bring your vehicle in citing NHTSA investigation PE24018 — and keep every repair order.
Yes — two separate recalls cover this exact symptom on 2022–2023 Wagoneers. Recall 23V-577 (August 2023) addresses a software bug in the Central Vision Park Assist Module (CVPAM) that blocks the camera signal under certain conditions. A second recall, 24V-436 (June 2024), covers a different radio software defect that causes the same blank screen. Both fixes are software updates performed at the dealer at no charge. If your dealer completed one but not both, your camera may still be affected. A backup camera that doesn't work is a federal safety violation (FMVSS 111), and if you needed multiple dealer visits before these recalls were available, those visits count toward California's lemon-law repair-attempt tally.
There are two. Recall 23V-545 (August 2023) affects 2022–2023 Wagoneers: the upper B-pillar interior trim was not fully clipped into place at the factory, and a loose panel can block the side curtain airbag from deploying in a side-impact crash. About 44,708 vehicles were involved. The fix is an inspection and trim reseat or replacement at the dealer — free of charge. Recall 24V-199 (March 2024) affects 2023–2024 Wagoneers: a bad weld inside the steering column control module can prevent the deployment signal from reaching the driver airbag. The remedy is replacement of the steering column control module. If your vehicle has not had these repairs completed, contact your Jeep dealer or check your recall status at nhtsa.gov using your VIN.
This is a known recall defect. Recall 23V-716 (September 2023) covers 97,066 Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs from the 2022–2024 model years. The buckle assembly was scratched or damaged during manufacturing, making it impossible to latch. The fix is a free inspection and buckle replacement at your Jeep dealer. Do not allow third-row passengers to ride unrestrained while waiting for this repair — an unfastened seatbelt is an immediate safety risk. If your dealer has already performed the recall repair and the buckle still won't work, that second visit is another data point for a potential lemon-law claim.
You may qualify if your Wagoneer has needed two or more repair attempts for the same safety-related defect (such as the engine stall, backup camera failure, or an airbag issue) or four or more repair attempts for any other warranty defect — or if it has been out of service for more than 30 cumulative days for warranty repairs. California's Song-Beverly Act covers new and certified pre-owned vehicles purchased or leased in California, and the manufacturer must buy back or replace the vehicle if these thresholds are met. Dealers telling you 'we can't duplicate the problem' does not end the clock — unsuccessful repair visits still count. A lemon-law attorney can review your repair orders at no cost and advise whether you have a claim.
Yes, and it is documented at the manufacturer level. Stellantis issued Technical Service Bulletin 08-014-24 specifically to address Uconnect 5 screens going black, rebooting mid-drive, and related issues including battery drain, blank passenger displays, and CarPlay failures on 2022–2024 Wagoneers. A separate TSB covers a 'Uconnect Box requires service' warning on 2022 models related to the Global Telematics Module. Both are fixed by software updates or module replacement at the dealer. Because a black screen also disables the backup camera, a screen blackout during backing creates a documented federal safety violation. Multiple visits for the same black-screen symptom can satisfy California's lemon-law repair threshold.
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