NHTSA campaign 02V041000 · Manufacturer campaign B03
Jeep Recall 02V-041: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/PARKING BRAKE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V041000 (Manufacturer campaign B03) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on February 7, 2002, with 316,148 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Wrangler for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on September 30, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V041000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V041000 (also written 02V-041 or 02V041)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- B03
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 316,148 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake — Conventional
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V041000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Jeep
Jeep Wrangler
- 1995 · Vehicles built July 1, 1989 – December 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V041000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE PARKING BRAKE CAN SELF-RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A STRONGER PAWL RETURN SPRING. OWNER NOTIFICATON BEGAN SEPTEMBER 30, 2002. 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.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. B03ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V041000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.