Factory build sheet
2021 Jeep Cherokee Sport
Build 1C4PJMAX-M · 3.2L 6cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1C4PJMAX and position 10 reads M. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Cherokee whose VIN starts 1C4PJMAX and carries M in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 23 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 23 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Jeep with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.2 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- FCA
- Horsepower
- 271 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 9
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- FCA US LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1D
- GVWR
- 5,001–6,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
The same build, other model years
Jeep used the VIN pattern 1C4PJMAX for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1C4 | FCA US LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | PJMAX | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | M | Model year — 2021 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2021 Jeep Cherokee as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2021 Cherokee. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
23 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1C4PJMAX-M shares the specification above.
- 23 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 1C4PJMAX 9MD234098
- 1C4PJMAX 6MD161790
- 1C4PJMAX 0MD234104
- 1C4PJMAX 2MD234105
- 1C4PJMAX 1MD223936
- 1C4PJMAX 7MD234097
- 1C4PJMAX 5MD223938
- 1C4PJMAX 0MD133371
- 1C4PJMAX 6MD234107
- 1C4PJMAX 3MD234100
- 1C4PJMAX 1MD172034
- 1C4PJMAX 8MD234108
- 1C4PJMAX 7MD234102
- 1C4PJMAX 1MD190985
- 1C4PJMAX XMD234109
- 1C4PJMAX 5MD234101
- 1C4PJMAX 6MD105641
- 1C4PJMAX 4MD200733
- 1C4PJMAX 5MD152479
- 1C4PJMAX 0MD234099
- 1C4PJMAX 4MD234106
- 1C4PJMAX 9MD234103
- 1C4PJMAX 8MD201075
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Cherokee, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2021 Trailhawk 3.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 10,087 vehicles · $21,323 median
- 2021 Latitude, Longitude, North 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,546 vehicles · $16,799 median
- 2021 Latitude, Longitude, North 3.2L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 25 vehicles
- 2021 Latitude Plus 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 8,590 vehicles · $18,444 median
- 1991 Base 4L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 20 vehicles
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 23 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.