NHTSA Campaign 01V007000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
NHTSA campaign 01V007000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion). The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 01V007000 with NHTSA on January 5, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V007000, NHTSA lists up to 636 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 22, 2000 and December 5, 2000.
The 01V007000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V007000 were scheduled from December 26, 2000.
01V007000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V007000 ranks 125 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 01V007000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 9 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 01V007000 was 00V225002, reported on August 10, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. AN INTERNAL NUT IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY COULD LOOSEN AND CAUSE THE STEERING GEAR TO LOCK UP.
- The risk
- THIS COULD REDUCE STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 27, 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 1-800-853-1403.
Reported January 5, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V007000 (1)
Jeep (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V007000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 5, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted