NHTSA campaign 02V053000 · Manufacturer campaign B02
Jeep Recall 02V-053: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/INADVERTENT VEHICLE MOVEMENT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V053000 (Manufacturer campaign B02) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on February 15, 2002, with 1,620,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Grand Wagoneer for model years 1995–1998 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on September 23, 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 02V053000 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
- 02V053000 (also written 02V-053 or 02V053)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- B02
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,620,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Floor Shift
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V053000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V053000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER HAS NOT PLACED THE SHIFTER LEVER FULLY INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AFTER SEEMING TO BE STABLE.
Safety consequence
INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SECONDARY DETENT SYSTEM TO THE FLOOR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. DAIMLERCHRYSLER SENT INTERIM NOTICES TO OWNERS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON MARCH 22, 2002. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 23, 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
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V053000
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.