Is Brake Controller still required with 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee with factory tow package?

marleecamps
marleecamps Member Posts: 179
in Trailer & Towing
I have just replaced my beloved trusty 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited with a new 2025 Limited with factory tow package.  I am getting mixed opinions on whether I need a separate brake controller unit to manage the electric brakes on my 2021 Tab400.  So I am coming to the Tab experts for guidance.
--Marlee
2021 Tab400 Boondock; TV 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited; Minnesota
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  • elbolillo
    elbolillo Member Posts: 555
    If the Jeep already has a built-in brake controller, then no.
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    Ken / 2023 Tab 400 “La Bolita” (31,000+ miles) / 2024 Toyota Sequoia
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  • MuttonChops
    MuttonChops Member Posts: 1,951
    Two Google AI searches say 2025 Grand Cherokee does not have a factory installed Trailer Brake Controller or even offer one as a stand-alone or within package option (one search says it does).

    However, Build A Jeep web page does not list or reference any TBC as a standard feature or option.

    However, double check your owners manual.


    '18 320 S,  pitched axle, 3020HE; PNW based
    TV: '17 Colorado V6 Z71 4x4, Tow Package, GM Brake Controller
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    Adventures:  58   Nights:  405  Towing Miles 50,180
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  • AnOldUR
    AnOldUR Member Posts: 1,728
    Our 2017 Cherokee had a port in the wiring harness where the Tekonsha brake controller we purchased plugged in. It looks like the 2025 has the same socket for a controller.
    Stockton, New Jersey
    2020 nuCamp T@B 320S * Jeep Wrangler
    60,865 camping miles through the end of 2025

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  • marleecamps
    marleecamps Member Posts: 179
    Thanks!  Will proceed with reinstalling my Curt brake controller.
    --Marlee
    2021 Tab400 Boondock; TV 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited; Minnesota
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