Jeep Easter eggs are hidden messages, images, and design features that are found in modern Jeep vehicles. While many images are hidden in plain sight, others can be quite hard to find. They don’t serve any technical purpose except to honor brand history, celebrate off-roading culture, and surprise owners with fun, non-functional design touches. The tradition began on the Jeep Wrangler TJ in 1997 when designer Michael Santoro hid a small 7-slot grille design into the plastic hood. Common themes began with quirky nods to small animals like geckos and spiders. Other hidden items include monsters (like BigFoot or the Loch Ness monster), flip-flops, and hidden Morse code. The hidden objects can be found on the front and rear windshields, hood cowling, headlights and taillights, infotainment screen, under the seats, on or near the pedals, in or near the fuel tank, and on the side rails.
