| NHTSA Record Id: 8387 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: JEEP |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010578000203444000000082 |
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| Model Name: CHEROKEE |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V136000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 879 |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 15 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 589000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 05 2000 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
Report Received Date: May, 10 2000 |
| Record Creation date : May, 11 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of connecticut, illinois, indiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, or wisconsin, and the district of columbia. the front disc brake rotors can experience severe corrosion if operated for an extensive period in the "salt belt." if the rotors are not replaced, the corrosion can eventually compromise the structural integrity of the stamped steel center hub section of the rotor. |
Consequence Summary: The reduced strength can allow the cast iron wear surface to separate from the hub, reducing the brake effectiveness of the vehicle. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace these rotors with rotors that are coated with a corrosion protection. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 5, 2000. 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). |
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