Jeep Lemon Law Attorneys in Illinois
If your Wrangler, Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, Gladiator, or Compass keeps going back to an Illinois Jeep dealer for the same defect within 12,000 miles or 12 months of delivery, you may qualify for replacement or a full refund under 815 ILCS 380 (the Illinois New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act) and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
Illinois Jeep owners who took delivery in 2021 or later may file under 815 ILCS 380 (New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act) if the same defect has been to a Jeep dealer four or more times, or the vehicle has been out of service 30 or more business days, within the statutory warranty period of 12 months or 12,000 miles. Filing runs through Stellantis's BBB AutoLine first (required under 815 ILCS 380/4 because Stellantis has an Illinois Attorney General-certified informal dispute settlement procedure), then to Illinois Circuit Court — typically Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane, Winnebago, or Sangamon County. The total statute of limitations is 18 months from delivery (815 ILCS 380/7). Magnuson-Moss (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2)) adds a federal fee-shift on top of the state remedy.
Why Illinois Jeep Owners Need a State-Specific Strategy
Illinois is the most punishing cold-and-salt operating environment for a Stellantis Jeep east of the Mississippi: Chicago metro winters routinely hit single digits with sustained wind chill below -20°F, IDOT and county DPWs deploy more than 400,000 tons of road salt annually across the northern half of the state, and lake-effect snow drives chronic short-trip cold-start cycles that stress the 4xe high-voltage battery thermal management on the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrids, the ZF 8HP and 9HP transmission learn cycles on the Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, and Compass, the manual-clutch pressure plate on the Wrangler and Gladiator, and Uconnect electronics platform-wide. The state statute, 815 ILCS 380 (the New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act), gives Illinois buyers a 12-month / 12,000-mile lemon presumption window under 815 ILCS 380/3(d) with two triggers: four repair attempts for the same nonconformity, or 30 business days out of service for warranty repairs.
Two features set Illinois apart from every other state we cover: the shortest statutory warranty window (12 months / 12,000 miles — half of Arizona's 24 months / 24,000 miles), and an 18-month total statute of limitations under 815 ILCS 380/7. Illinois Jeep owners typically have two paths: file under Illinois Lemon Law in Cook County or another Illinois Circuit Court (after the Stellantis-required BBB AutoLine step under 815 ILCS 380/4), or pursue a broader Jeep lemon law claim under federal Magnuson-Moss with its independent fee-shift. We file the strongest path inside the 18-month window.
Jeep Models Illinois Owners File On Most
Wrangler & Wrangler 4xe
NHTSA recall 25V-741 (November 2025) covers ~228,000 2020–2025 Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrids for Samsung SDI high-voltage battery cell defects that can short-circuit, overheat, and ignite — even while parked and off. Stellantis told owners to park outside and stop charging until remedied. Separately, the 2018–2023 Wrangler with manual transmission carries NHTSA recall 23V-116 for clutch pressure-plate fractures that have caused underhood fires — fires that kept happening on vehicles already remedied under the earlier 21V-074 software fix. NHTSA preliminary evaluation PE19-020 (Wrangler JL frame welds and steering "death wobble") closed in October 2023 without a recall — meaning unresolved death-wobble complaints fall to state lemon law and Magnuson-Moss instead of a federal remedy. Illinois claims pick up an added cold-soak angle — sub-zero Chicago winters compound 4xe cell impedance and accelerate documented "service the hybrid system" warnings on the 2021-and-newer 4xe production inside the 815 ILCS 380/3 12-month / 12,000-mile window.
Defect classes: 4xe Samsung SDI battery fire (25V-741), manual clutch pressure-plate fire (23V-116), JL death wobble (PE19-020 closed), SCCM airbag weld (24V-199)Grand Cherokee & Grand Cherokee L (incl. 4xe)
NHTSA recall 23V-352 (May 2023) covers ~89,000 2021–2023 Grand Cherokee L and 2022–2023 Grand Cherokee for steering column intermediate shafts assembled incorrectly at the factory — the shaft can detach from the U-joint and cause total loss of steering control without warning. Steering loss on a snow- and salt-covered I-294 or I-90 is per-se substantial impairment of safety under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1). The 2022–2026 Grand Cherokee 4xe is also covered by NHTSA recall 25V-741 for the same Samsung SDI battery fire defect as the Wrangler 4xe (~92,000 GC 4xe units). On top of those, NHTSA recall 24V-436 (June 2024) hit Grand Cherokee L and other Stellantis platform models for a rearview-camera software defect that prevents the backup image from displaying when shifted to Reverse — an FMVSS 111 violation and a separate procedural path on its own. Illinois Grand Cherokee claims regularly stack all three patterns on the same vehicle and pursue both the four-attempt and 30-business-day-out-of-service paths under 815 ILCS 380/3(d).
Defect classes: steering shaft separation (23V-352), 4xe battery fire (25V-741), rearview camera FMVSS 111 (24V-436), Uconnect freeze, ZF 8HP transmission relearnWagoneer & Grand Wagoneer
The 2022 Wagoneer / Grand Wagoneer launch produced three separate NHTSA recalls inside 24 months: 21V-919 (December 2021, second-row seat recliner pull strap that prevents the seatback from locking upright); 23V-545 (July 2023, improperly seated upper B-pillar trim interfering with side-curtain airbag deployment, ~45,000 units); and 23V-577 (August 2023, Central Vision Park Assist Module software preventing rearview-camera display, joined the 2024 platform-wide 24V-436). Illinois Wagoneer lemon-law filings cluster around drivetrain (transmission learn cycles, harsh shifts, gear-hunt in winter cold-soak), electronics (Uconnect freeze, 12-inch gauge cluster failure, infotainment), body/trim (panel gaps, third-row latch, sunroof leak), and brake actuation. Wagoneer dealer dwell time on parts backorder for these patterns regularly clears the 30-business-day-out-of-service path under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1).
Defect classes: seat recliner strap (21V-919), B-pillar airbag deployment (23V-545), rearview camera (23V-577 / 24V-436), Uconnect freeze, gauge cluster, transmission learnGladiator
The 2020–2023 Gladiator with the six-speed manual transmission is named in NHTSA recall 23V-116 for the same clutch pressure-plate overheating defect as the manual Wrangler (~69,000 combined units, owners receiving fires post-21V-074 remedy). On the automatic-transmission Gladiator, repeat patterns include 3.6L Pentastar oil pump and cooling, ZF 8HP70 8-speed transmission relearn cycles, and Uconnect freezes in winter cold-soak. Illinois Gladiator claims pick up cold-start no-start patterns inherently hard to reproduce at dealer ambient temperature — document the dates and advisor names of "could not reproduce" tickets contemporaneously because BBB AutoLine arbitrators and Cook County Circuit Court judges weight these heavily on the four-attempt presumption under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(2).
Defect classes: manual clutch fire (23V-116), 9HP/8HP transmission relearn, 3.6L Pentastar oil pump, Uconnect freezeCompass & Renegade
The 2021+ Compass (MP/552 global platform) and 2021–2023 Renegade (BU platform) share the 9HP nine-speed automatic, with documented shudder and harsh-shift patterns in Stellantis service bulletins. The 2022–2024 Compass also overlaps with NHTSA recall 24V-436 on the rearview-camera software defect, opening the same FMVSS 111 substantial-impairment angle the Grand Cherokee uses. Illinois Compass claims track the 9HP transmission shudder pattern under the four-attempt presumption (815 ILCS 380/3(d)(2)) inside the 12,000-mile / 12-month statutory window. The 24V-436 camera defect is treated as a per-se substantial impairment of safety on first documented occurrence under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1) when the camera fails to display.
Defect classes: 9HP transmission shudder/harsh shift, rearview camera FMVSS 111 (24V-436), UconnectHow Illinois Cold, Road Salt & Short-Trip Cycles Accelerate Specific Jeep Failures
Illinois is the most punishing cold-and-corrosive operating environment for a Jeep platform east of the Mississippi: Chicago metro records average January lows of 18°F with extreme events below -20°F, IDOT applies more than 400,000 tons of road salt annually, and lake-effect snow drives chronic short-trip cold-start cycles. Four patterns show up disproportionately in Illinois Jeep repair orders:
- 4xe high-voltage battery cell thermal stress in Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe (25V-741). The Samsung SDI cells named in NHTSA 25V-741 have reduced thermal-management margin in Illinois winter cold-soak; sub-zero starts compound cell impedance and accelerate "service the hybrid system" warnings. The "park outside, do not charge until remedy" advisory is itself grounds for the 30-business-day-out-of-service path under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1) when remedy parts run on national backorder.
- Wrangler and Gladiator manual-clutch pressure-plate fire (23V-116) under Illinois start-stop short-trip cycles. Repeat heat-cycle wear is documented on vehicles already remedied under the earlier 21V-074 software fix — meaning post-remedy fires keep happening. Three documented dealer attempts inside the 12,000-mile / 12-month window clears the four-attempt presumption under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(2); a single fire event meets substantial impairment of safety under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1) regardless of attempt count.
- Grand Cherokee steering column intermediate shaft separation (23V-352) on snow- and salt-covered Illinois roads. Total loss of steering control without warning is treated by Cook County Circuit Court as per-se substantial impairment of safety on first documented incident under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1). Illinois Grand Cherokee owners with even one dealer visit for steering looseness, intermittent wheel-vibration on I-90/I-94/I-294/I-55, or U-joint separation symptoms have a clean filing path without waiting for four attempts.
- Uconnect head-unit, rearview-camera (24V-436), and ZF 8HP/9HP transmission relearn in Illinois garage cold-soak. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles across the December–March cold-snap stress solder joints on Jeep infotainment hardware and confuse transmission adaptive-learn algorithms, producing harsh shifts and Uconnect freezes. Three documented attempts within the 12,000-mile / 12-month window meets the four-attempt presumption (815 ILCS 380/3(d)(2)); the 24V-436 camera defect is treated as per-se substantial impairment of safety on first occurrence (FMVSS 111).
Where to Send Written Notice to FCA US LLC (Stellantis) for an Illinois Claim
815 ILCS 380/3 requires the consumer to give written notice of the same nonconformity to the manufacturer — not the dealer — and afford Stellantis a final opportunity to cure before the statutory remedy attaches. FCA US LLC publishes a single Customer Assistance Center address for warranty correspondence; this is the operative address for the statutory pre-suit notice:
FCA US LLC — Manufacturer Notice Address
FCA US LLCAttn: Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 21-8004
Auburn Hills, MI 48321-8004
What an Illinois Jeep Lemon Law Case Looks Like
Illinois Jeep cases do not look like Illinois Ram or Illinois Chrysler cases, even though all three share FCA US LLC as the manufacturer and BBB AutoLine as the AG-certified pre-suit procedure. The Jeep portfolio is the only consumer lineup in the Stellantis stable that carries simultaneous active fire recalls on two unrelated systems — 25V-741 (Samsung SDI 4xe HVDC battery, "park outside, do not charge") and 23V-116 (manual-clutch pressure-plate post-remedy reignition) — alongside a NHTSA preliminary evaluation closed without a federal remedy (PE19-020 Wrangler JL "death wobble," closed October 2023). Three Jeep-exclusive archetypes dominate what Cook County Circuit Court, DuPage County Circuit Court, and BBB AutoLine arbitrators are seeing in 2026 Jeep filings:
Archetype A — The "dual-fire stack" Wrangler 4xe + manual Wrangler/Gladiator household. Owners of two-Jeep households where one vehicle is on 25V-741 (Samsung SDI battery fire, park-outside / no-charge advisory) and the second is on 23V-116 (post-21V-074 manual-clutch reignition) are not unusual in the Chicago / Naperville / Schaumburg cluster — the Wrangler family is the only Stellantis platform with both an active HVDC-thermal recall and an active mechanical-clutch fire recall on the same dealer service drive. We plead substantial impairment of use under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1) on the 4xe (the advisory itself deprives the owner of charge-at-home utility), substantial impairment of safety on the manual unit (a single documented thermal event clears the test regardless of attempt count), and where the same Illinois Jeep dealer holds both vehicles, we file 815 ILCS 380/3 final-cure notices to FCA US LLC on each VIN in parallel with one consolidated BBB AutoLine claim package.
Archetype B — The "federal investigation closed, state remedy remains" Wrangler JL death-wobble. NHTSA's preliminary evaluation PE19-020 closed in October 2023 without forcing a recall, which means unresolved Wrangler JL frame-weld / steering-damper / track-bar shimmy patterns no longer have a federal-remedy off-ramp — they fall to state lemon law and Magnuson-Moss. Illinois winter pothole, lake-effect frost-heave, and IDOT-salt corrosion routes (I-90/94, I-294, I-355, I-55, I-80) produce repeat death-wobble incidents that Cook County Circuit Court treats as direct substantial-impairment-of-safety on a single documented loss-of-directional-control event under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1). We pair the dealer repair-order chain with timestamped dashcam capture (Mopar Connect-recorded incident clips and consumer-recorded phone video) and Wrangler-forum corroboration declarations from other Illinois owners on the same VIN production block to neutralize the inevitable Stellantis "could not duplicate at dealer ambient temperature" defense at arbitration.
Archetype C — The "launch-cluster cumulative dwell" Wagoneer / Grand Wagoneer. The 2022–2024 Wagoneer / Grand Wagoneer launch produced four NHTSA actions inside 30 months (21V-919 second-row recliner pull-strap; 23V-545 B-pillar trim interfering with side-curtain airbag deployment; 23V-577 then the platform-wide 24V-436 rearview-camera CVPM software). Because the Wagoneer nameplate is Jeep-only inside Stellantis (no Ram / Dodge / Chrysler twin), Illinois Wagoneer claims uniquely stack all four recall remediation backorder windows plus non-recall dwell time (third-row latch, panel-gap, sunroof leak, gauge-cluster failure, transmission learn) on the same 30-business-day-cumulative ledger under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1). The North Shore / DuPage Wagoneer dealer network has the longest documented Stellantis-network dwell times in Illinois — routinely clearing the 30-business-day threshold during the December–March parts-on-national-backorder window without needing the four-attempt path at all.
How to Pull Your Jeep Service Records in Illinois
A Jeep-specific Illinois evidence pack is not the same as a generic Stellantis FCA US pack. BBB AutoLine arbitrators and Cook County Circuit Court judges weighing Jeep claims expect six Jeep-platform data layers in the file — one from the consumer side, one from the dealer side, and four from the Stellantis enterprise side — assembled in chronological order inside the 815 ILCS 380/7 18-month window. Here is the Jeep-specific build order:
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Export the Jeep Owner Connect / Mopar Connect telematics record
For 2018+ Wrangler, Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer, Gladiator, and Compass equipped with Mopar Connect (the Jeep-branded Stellantis Uconnect telematics module), the consumer-facing Jeep Owner Connect portal exposes a vehicle-health log, charging-session history (4xe models), diagnostic-trouble-code timestamps, and remote-start failure events. Pull the full export to PDF before filing. This is the only Jeep-platform data source that captures real-world failure times in your possession — the dealer service drive only captures what happened after you arrived.
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Request the wiTech 2 / wiTech MicroPod DTC and 4xe HVDC state-of-health pull from each Illinois Jeep dealer
wiTech 2 (the Stellantis-mandated dealer diagnostic scan tool) produces a vehicle-specific DTC freeze-frame log and, on 4xe Wrangler and Grand Cherokee 4xe, a Samsung SDI cell-level state-of-health pull including individual cell impedance and pack-level thermal-event history. Request the wiTech scan PDF for every visit. Under standard FCA US dealer service procedure, dealers are required to upload this scan to the Stellantis enterprise log for any 25V-741, 23V-116, 23V-352, or 24V-436 recall-related concern — meaning the data already exists and the dealer can produce it.
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Build the 23V-116 / 21V-074 manual-clutch remedy chain if applicable
For 2018–2023 manual-transmission Wrangler and 2020–2023 manual Gladiator owners on 23V-116, request the dated parts invoice for any 21V-074 software fix that preceded the 23V-116 pressure-plate replacement, plus any post-remedy "burning smell" / clutch-slip / thermal-event repair orders. Stellantis acknowledged in the 23V-116 filings that post-21V-074 remedy fires kept occurring; that admission is on the public NHTSA docket and is admissible at BBB AutoLine arbitration to defeat the "the recall fix worked" defense.
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Preserve PE19-020 death-wobble incident captures (Wrangler JL only)
NHTSA closed PE19-020 in October 2023 without forcing a recall, so the contemporaneous incident record is now the entire case. Preserve Mopar Connect-recorded incident clips, consumer dashcam capture, phone video, and any Illinois Jeep-forum or community post timestamped to the loss-of-directional-control event. Where the dealer wrote "could not duplicate at dealer ambient temperature" on a death-wobble repair order, pair the RO with the consumer-side video to neutralize the duplication defense at the four-attempt 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(2) presumption hearing.
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Pull the Stellantis Star Center technical assistance bulletin escalation transcript
When an Illinois Jeep dealer cannot resolve a recall-related concern, the dealer escalates through the Stellantis Star Center (the FCA US-internal dealer technical hotline). The Star Center case number, opening date, escalation engineer notes, and closing disposition exist on the Stellantis enterprise log even when the consumer never sees them. Request these in writing from the service manager — under 815 ILCS 505 and customary dealer–customer contract terms, the consumer is entitled to a copy. A Star Center escalation chain showing an unresolved engineering disposition is the single strongest piece of evidence in a Cook County Circuit Court Jeep filing.
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Compile the Jeep Wave / loaner / 30-business-day ledger inside the 18-month limitations window
Jeep Wave membership (the Jeep-only owner-care program bundled with most new Wranglers, Grand Cherokees, and Wagoneers) maintains a parallel service-history log inside the Stellantis enterprise system. Pull this alongside the dealer's loaner-vehicle ledger and any rental-car receipts (4xe owners frequently rely on rental cars during the 25V-741 backorder window). Illinois counts business days, not calendar days, under 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1) — and the 815 ILCS 380/7 18-month limitations clock runs from original delivery, not from the last repair attempt. The full six-layer pack goes into the BBB AutoLine Customer Claim Form and any subsequent Illinois Circuit Court complaint with the limitations math confirmed before filing.
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How the 25V-741 4xe Samsung SDI battery fire recall, 23V-116 manual-clutch fire recall, 23V-352 Grand Cherokee steering-shaft recall, and PE19-020 Wrangler JL death-wobble closure interact with each state's lemon-law presumption window — including states with longer statutory windows (Arizona 24mo/24k, Texas 24mo/24k) that may permit filings barred under Illinois's 12mo/12k window.
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Does Illinois's Lemon Law cover my Wrangler if I bought it used from a Jeep dealer?
815 ILCS 380/2 defines "consumer" broadly and the statutory warranty period runs 12 months or 12,000 miles from original delivery to the first retail purchaser, not from your purchase date. If you bought the used Wrangler while the vehicle was still inside that original 12-month / 12,000-mile window and the original Jeep new-vehicle warranty was still in effect, you may have a state claim. If the vehicle is outside the 815 ILCS 380/3 window, you can still pursue the manufacturer under the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act while any portion of the manufacturer warranty (including extended) is in effect.
My Wrangler 4xe is on the 25V-741 battery recall and Stellantis told me to park outside — do I have a lemon claim?
Likely yes. The 25V-741 Samsung SDI cell defect can short-circuit, overheat, and ignite even while parked and off, and the Stellantis "park outside, do not charge until remedied" advisory itself substantially impairs the use of a vehicle you bought as a charge-at-home plug-in hybrid. If the remedy parts run on national backorder and your 4xe sits unusable for 30 cumulative business days inside the 12,000-mile / 12-month window, that meets the 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1) 30-business-day-out-of-service test. A documented thermal event meets substantial impairment of safety on a single attempt. We file the BBB AutoLine claim and the 815 ILCS 380/3 final-cure notice to FCA US LLC in parallel.
My 2022 Grand Cherokee L's steering felt loose at highway speed and the dealer found 23V-352 — is the recall enough?
No, in most cases. The 23V-352 recall gives you a free replacement of the steering column intermediate shaft, but the recall remedy does not address loss of use during the parts-backorder window, post-remedy recurrences, or vehicles where steering symptoms first appeared after the shaft was replaced. Steering loss on snow- and salt-covered I-294, I-90, or I-94 in an Illinois winter meets 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1) substantial-impairment-of-safety on a single documented incident — Cook County Circuit Court treats total loss of steering control as per-se substantial impairment of safety regardless of attempt count.
The Wrangler "death wobble" investigation (PE19-020) closed without a recall — do I still have a claim?
Yes. NHTSA closed PE19-020 in October 2023 without forcing a federal remedy, which means unresolved death-wobble complaints on the Wrangler JL fall to state lemon law and Magnuson-Moss instead of a federal recall remedy. Three documented dealer attempts inside the 12,000-mile / 12-month window for the same steering-shimmy nonconformity meets the 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(2) four-attempt presumption. Owners regularly stack death-wobble repair orders with separate Uconnect or transmission patterns to clear the four-attempt threshold even where individual visits are coded as "could not reproduce."
What is Illinois's 18-month statute of limitations and when does it start?
815 ILCS 380/7 requires a consumer to begin a civil action within 18 months from the date of original delivery of the vehicle to the first retail purchaser. This is different from the statutory warranty period (12 months / 12,000 miles for the four-attempt or 30-business-day presumption) — the 18-month limitations clock starts on delivery and runs continuously, regardless of when the defect first appeared or when you completed BBB AutoLine. Waiting past 18 months bars the state claim entirely. Magnuson-Moss federal warranty claims have a four-year limitations period under the U.C.C. and may remain available even after the state claim is time-barred.
Do I have to use BBB AutoLine before suing Stellantis in Illinois?
Yes — if Stellantis's informal dispute settlement procedure is currently certified by the Illinois Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division. BBB AutoLine has been the Illinois Attorney General-certified procedure for FCA US LLC. 815 ILCS 380/4 makes 815 ILCS 380/3's refund/replacement remedy unavailable until the consumer first resorts to that certified procedure. We file BBB AutoLine in parallel with sending the 815 ILCS 380/3 final-cure notice to the FCA US LLC Auburn Hills address so both clocks run concurrently inside the 18-month limitations window.
Does using a lemon law attorney cost me anything in Illinois?
No. 815 ILCS 380 itself does not contain a mandatory attorney-fee shift, but in Illinois Jeep cases we plead the federal Magnuson-Moss claim alongside the state count. Magnuson-Moss (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2)) requires the court to award reasonable attorney fees, costs, and expenses to a prevailing consumer. The Illinois Consumer Fraud Act (815 ILCS 505/10a) provides a separate state fee-shift on deceptive-practice counts. Easy Lemon represents Illinois Jeep owners on a statutory fee-shift basis, so your recovery is not reduced by attorney fees.
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Free case review. Before we draft the 815 ILCS 380/3 final-cure notice to FCA US LLC or open the BBB AutoLine Customer Claim, we pull four Jeep-platform data sources against your VIN: (1) the NHTSA recall and investigation chain (25V-741 4xe HVDC battery fire, 23V-116 manual-clutch fire, 23V-352 steering-shaft separation, 24V-436 rearview camera, 21V-919/23V-545/23V-577 Wagoneer launch cluster, PE19-020 closed Wrangler JL death-wobble); (2) the Jeep Owner Connect / Mopar Connect telematics export for in-possession failure events; (3) the wiTech 2 DTC freeze-frame log and, on 4xe, the Samsung SDI cell-level state-of-health pull; and (4) the Jeep Wave membership service log against the dealer Star Center escalation chain. The audit confirms the 815 ILCS 380/7 18-month limitations math, identifies the strongest 815 ILCS 380/3(d)(1) or (d)(2) presumption path, and preserves the Magnuson-Moss federal fee-shift before any filing.