Which radio is in your Jeep Cherokee?
The Cherokee has had 2 sets of radios since 2001, from the Chrysler cassette and CD radios to the Chrysler radios. Find yours by year below, but go by the serial: radios get swapped, and the free check reads it for you.
How to find your Jeep Cherokee radio serial number
On the label
- Take the radio out.
- Copy the serial from the label on the radio: 14 letters and numbers.
Photograph the label rather than copying it by hand — 0 and O, 1 and I are easy to mix up.
It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys. Which keys, and where they go: how to remove a car radio.
Tips for your Jeep Cherokee
- Photograph the whole label — the serial may be four numbers or fourteen characters.
- A 14-character serial is looked up by hand and emailed within 2 hours; a 4-number one is instant.
- Sat nav (Becker) radios and Uconnect screens aren’t ones we can do.
What your serial looks like
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TQ1AA1500E2884Jeep Cherokee14 letters and numbers By email -
1234Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge Panasonic TM94 numbers Instant -
10004Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge button code4 or 5 numbers Instant
How to enter your Jeep Cherokee radio code
- Set each number with the numbered buttons, then confirm.
- Code not accepted? Email us and say whether your radio has 5 or 6 numbered buttons.
- Set each number with the numbered buttons, then confirm.
- Your code is a list of buttons: press them in order.
- Code has a 6 but your radio only has 5 buttons? Email us.
If your Jeep Cherokee radio says LOCKED, WAIT or SAFE
Don’t guess: every wrong code makes it wait longer before the next try.
What LOCKED, WAIT and SAFE mean, and how long to wait →
Jeep Cherokee radio code questions
Where is the Cherokee radio serial?
On the label on the radio, so the radio has to come out.
Which code will I get?
Four numbers, keyed in on the radio’s own buttons.
My Cherokee is an American import.
Many US radios have no code at all. Send us the serial and the free check will tell you.
Can you do every Jeep Cherokee radio?
For Up to 2001, yes: the code appears on screen as soon as you have paid; for 2001–2007, by email within 2 hours. The free check tells you which yours is before you pay.
Which radio does my Jeep Cherokee have?
It depends on the year. Up to 2001 (Cherokee XJ): Chrysler cassette and CD radios. 2001–2007 (Cherokee KJ): Chrysler radios, Becker sat nav on some cars. Radios were often swapped, so the serial on yours is what counts.
What does the serial look like on a Jeep Cherokee?
On the label: 4 numbers, or 14 characters. For example TQ1AA1500E2884.
Do I have to take the radio out of my Jeep Cherokee?
Yes: the serial is on the label, not the screen. It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys.
How do I enter the code on a Jeep Cherokee?
Set each digit with the preset buttons, then confirm.
Another Jeep?
Every Jeep radio we can unlock is on our Jeep radio code page. Close to this one: Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Cherokee Unit.
Updated October 2026