Jeep recalls ~97,000 Wagoneer SUVs over roof-rack crossbars that can detach while driving
A crossbar that detaches while driving becomes a road hazard that can strike other vehicles and cause a crash or injury.
Here’s the short version: the crossbars on your Wagoneer’s roof rack might not have been bolted down right at the factory, and one of them can work loose and fly off while you’re driving. Jeep is recalling about 97,000 SUVs to fix it. If you own one of these, that’s not a paperwork problem you can sit on.
What actually fails
The roof rack on these Wagoneers uses crossbars that pivot on bolts. Those pivot bolts are supposed to be torqued down tight at assembly. On the affected vehicles, some weren’t.
When a bolt isn’t tightened properly, it doesn’t fail all at once. Vibration and highway wind do the rest over time. The joint loosens, the crossbar starts to move where it shouldn’t, and eventually it can separate from the vehicle entirely.
A crossbar coming off a stationary parked car is annoying. A crossbar coming off at 70 mph is a projectile. Per the filing, a detached crossbar becomes a road hazard that can strike another vehicle and cause a crash or injury. That’s the real concern here — not damage to your Jeep, but what that piece does to the car behind or beside you when it lets go.
You may not get much warning. A rattle or a buzzing from the roof at speed is worth paying attention to, but a loose bolt can hold for a while and then give up fast. Don’t assume that because it hasn’t happened yet, it won’t.
What the filing says
This is NHTSA campaign 26V584, a Stellantis (FCA US) recall covering select Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer models. NHTSA lists 97,349 vehicles affected.
The suspect production window runs from February 24, 2021 through October 30, 2025 — a long stretch, which is part of why the count is so high. The recall covers select 2022-2025 Wagoneer, 2023-2025 Wagoneer L, 2022-2026 Grand Wagoneer, and 2023-2026 Grand Wagoneer L models. The Grand Wagoneer accounts for about 22,144 of the total units.
An investigation opened on June 25, 2026, and the recall was reported by major outlets between September 19 and 23, 2026, including AutoGuide, autoevolution, and Autoblog.
The remedy is straightforward: a free dealer repair to inspect the roof-rack crossbar bolts and secure them properly. No parts saga, no engine teardown. A tech checks the bolts and torques them to spec.
What this means if you own one
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Run your VIN. The production range spans several model years, and not every Wagoneer built in that window is included. The only way to know for sure is to check your specific vehicle at NHTSA’s recall lookup using campaign number 26V584, or through your Jeep dealer. Don’t guess based on model year alone. This applies whether you’re driving a 2022 Jeep Wagoneer or a 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer.
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Take roof noise seriously in the meantime. If you hear a new rattle, buzz, or wind noise coming from the roof rack at speed, don’t write it off as normal. That’s exactly the kind of symptom a loosening bolt produces. Get it looked at.
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Go easy on the roof rack until it’s fixed. Loading weight and stress onto a crossbar that may not be properly secured is not the move. If you can hold off on hauling gear up top until the inspection is done, do that.
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The repair is free — it’s supposed to be. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall at no charge. Inspecting and tightening the crossbar bolts is a quick job. Nobody should be quoting you for parts or labor on this. If a dealer tries, that’s a red flag.
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Document everything. Keep your recall notice, write down the date you called for an appointment, and hold onto the repair paperwork showing the work was completed. If you ever have an issue tied to this, you want a paper trail.
The honest take
This is a manufacturing quality problem, not a design flaw — bolts that should have been torqued and weren’t. The fix is simple and the fault is well understood, which is the good news. The bad news is the size of the window. Vehicles built across nearly five years are in this, which tells you the assembly issue went uncaught for a long stretch.
A loose bolt on your own car is one thing. A crossbar in someone else’s windshield is another, and that’s the scenario driving this recall. That makes it worth handling promptly even though the repair itself is minor. Check your VIN against 26V584, get the inspection done, and keep weight off the rack until you have paperwork saying it’s been secured.