Does a Jeep Cherokee Have a Heated Wiper Park?
Reviewed by the Skyview Auto Glass technical team — NWRD-, ASE- and DINITROL-trained technicians · Updated November 2026
Quick answer
Many Jeep Cherokee windshields carry a heated wiper park, but not all of them. The 2014, 2016 and 2017 in our records have it, while a 2019 Cherokee was built two ways and only one version has it. The heated strip thaws frozen wipers at the base of the glass, and it is recorded against the part number.
Which recorded Cherokee years list the heated strip
- A 2014 Cherokee, DW02056GTYN, has a forward camera, heated wiper park, rain-sensing wipers, a humidity sensor and a Willys mark.
- A 2016 Cherokee, DW02043GTYN, has the heated wiper park and a Willys mark, but no camera.
- A 2017 Cherokee, DW02046GTYN, has the heated wiper park, a humidity sensor and a Willys mark, still no camera.
- A 2019 Cherokee, DW02465GTYN, has the camera, heated wiper park, rain-sensing wipers and humidity sensor.
- A 2019 Cherokee, DW02468GTYN, has solar glass and a Willys mark and nothing else, no heated strip.
The year that splits two ways
The 2019 Cherokee is the one to read twice. DW02465GTYN has the forward camera with a dynamic calibration, the heated wiper park, rain-sensing wipers and the humidity sensor. DW02468GTYN has solar glass and the Willys mark and nothing else. Both are 2019 Cherokees, and nothing you can see from outside the vehicle separates them.
The back glass on a Cherokee is quoted on its own, not with the windshield. A 2015 Cherokee back glass is DB12209YPYN, privacy gray and heated. It is a separate part number and a separate job, and the heating grid connections are part of why. The Willys mark carried across many of these windshields is part of the part number rather than a sticker, so it gets matched rather than substituted away. The 2014 part, DW02056GTYN, lists DW02268GTYN and DW02339GTYN as interchangeables, and the 2016 lists DW02102GTYN and DW02326GTYN. The rain-sensing wiper parts need a rain sensor pad or optical gel fitted with the glass, which is in the quote because it is in the job.
The heated strip through a Midwest winter
The heated wiper park is the strip at the base of the glass that thaws wipers frozen to the windshield overnight. On a Cherokee the strip is the detail a driver feels missing first through a Michigan or Indiana winter if the wrong glass goes in, and the part number carries it so the shop does not have to guess.
More questions about Cherokee windshield options
Does the Jeep Cherokee have a heated windshield?
Many do. The 2014, 2016 and 2017 in our records carry a heated wiper park, and one of the two 2019 parts has it. It is the heated strip at the base of the glass, not a full heated windshield, and it is matched to the part number. The 2017 part adds a humidity sensor to the heated wiper park and the Willys mark, still with no camera, so the features stack up differently across the years.
Why does one 2019 Cherokee have the heated wiper park and another does not?
Because the 2019 was built two ways. One part carries the camera, heated wiper park, rain-sensing wipers and humidity sensor, and the other carries only solar glass and a Willys mark. The VIN identifies which one your Cherokee takes.
Does the Cherokee windshield need calibration?
The 2014 and the camera version of the 2019 carry a forward camera requiring a dynamic calibration. The 2016 and 2017 have no camera, so no calibration. We confirm whether your Cherokee needs it from the VIN. The road drive a camera-equipped Cherokee needs after the glass goes in is detailed in our calibration explainer.
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