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NHTSA recall 99V312000

Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Reported Nov 4, 19991,259 vehicles affectedDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONMaker’s number 854Built Aug 18, 1999 – Aug 20, 1999

The defect

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.

The risk

This could result in sticking, binding, or seizing of the steering gear.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the steering gear on involved vehicles.

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Vehicles in this recall

Jeep Grand Cherokee
2000

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).