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P1CEA on Jeep vehicles

P1CEA is named on 22 Jeep model years (2019–2026): 57 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Grand Wagoneer, Wagoneer, Wrangler, Grand Cherokee, Renegade and 2 more.

Powertrain 22 model years 57 manufacturer filings

Which Jeep model years name P1CEA

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2025 Jeep Grand WagoneerPower Train5—
2025 Jeep WagoneerPower Train5—
2021 Jeep WranglerEngine5—
2020 Jeep WranglerEngine5—
2024 Jeep Grand WagoneerEngine4—
2024 Jeep WagoneerEngine4—
2023 Jeep Grand CherokeeEngine4—
2022 Jeep Grand CherokeeEngine4—
2025 Jeep Grand CherokeeElectrical System3—
2025 Jeep WranglerElectrical System3—
2019 Jeep RenegadeExterior Lighting3—
2026 Jeep Grand CherokeePower Train2—
2024 Jeep CompassEngine1—
2023 Jeep CherokeeEngine1—
2023 Jeep Grand WagoneerEngine1—
2023 Jeep RenegadeEngine1—
2023 Jeep WagoneerEngine1—
2022 Jeep CherokeeEngine1—
2022 Jeep RenegadeEngine1—
2021 Jeep CherokeeEngine1—
2020 Jeep CherokeeEngine1—
2019 Jeep CherokeeEngine1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Engine 32 Electrical System 15 Power Train 8 Exterior Lighting 2
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Jeep filings that name P1CEA

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Jeep filed with NHTSA whose summary names P1CEA. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P1CEA means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P1CEA is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Jeep and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P1CEA a known problem on Jeep vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 57 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P1CEA on 22 Jeep model years (2019–2026). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Jeep models does P1CEA appear on most?

2025 Grand Wagoneer (5 documents), 2025 Wagoneer (5 documents), 2021 Wrangler (5 documents).

Does P1CEA on a Jeep mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.