NHTSA Campaign 08V202000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 08V202000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
CHRYSLER LLC filed the report for 08V202000 with NHTSA on May 6, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V202000, NHTSA lists up to 1,709 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 14, 2006 and March 5, 2008.
The 08V202000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V202000 were scheduled from June 30, 2008, 55 days after the report.
08V202000 covers 1 model from Jeep, model years 2007–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V202000 ranks 21 of 29 CHRYSLER LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 1,585 MY 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLER, RIGHT HAND DRIVE ONLY, VEHICLES. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND REAR BRAKE TUBES.
- The risk
- PROLONGED BRAKE TUBE CONTACT COULD WEAR A HOLE IN THE TUBE AND CAUSE A PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM LOSS. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED BRAKE TUBE CLIP TO RETAIN THE TUBES, INSPECT THE BRAKE TUBES FOR DAMAGE DUE TO POTENTIAL CONTACT WITH THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, AND REPLACE THE BRAKE TUBES IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H17.
Reported May 6, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V202000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V202000, 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: May 6, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted