Recall campaign · NHTSA 99V312000

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1999-11-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 99V312000

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
1,259
Reported to NHTSA
1999-11-04
Owners notified
1999-12-20

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME STEERING GEAR UNITS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH INTERNAL END-OF-TRAVEL-STOPS THAT MISSED THE HEAT TREAT PROCESS, RESULTING IN SOFT INTERNAL TRAVEL STOPS.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN STICKING, BINDING, OR SEIZING OF THE STEERING GEAR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ON INVOLVED VEHICLES.

Notes

DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. 854. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 20, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Jeep Grand Cherokee2000

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.