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NHTSA recall 97V194000

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly

Jeep Cherokee and 1 more

Reported Nov 7, 1997360,000 vehicles affectedCHRYSLER CORPORATIONBuilt Sep 25, 1996 – Nov 30, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles. the fuel tank mounted fuel level sending unit accuracy can degrade over time, indicating significantly more fuel in reserve than IS actually present.

The risk

Owners may not be aware that their vehicle IS low on fuel increasing the risk of a vehicle crash if the vehicle stops due to no fuel.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the fuel level sending unit.

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Vehicles in this recall

Jeep Cherokee
1997
Jeep Grand Cherokee
1997

Notes

Chrysler will mail owner notifications in 3 phases.the first phase will begin june 16, 1998. 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 chrysler at 1-800-992-1997.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.