NHTSA campaign 95V172000
Jeep Recall 95V-172: Parking Brake — Conventional — Mechanical
NHTSA recall 95V172000 was reported by CHRYSLER CORPORATION on September 12, 1995, with 135,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Grand Cherokee for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 11, 1995, 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 95V172000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 95V172000 (also written 95V-172 or 95V172)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 135,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake — Conventional — Mechanical
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95V172000. 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 Cherokee
- 1995 · Vehicles built October 1, 1994 – February 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 1995 · Vehicles built October 1, 1994 – February 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95V172000.
Defect description
THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON CAN SEPARATE FROM THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE TO BE INOPERATIVE.
Safety consequence
THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL INADVERTENTLY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE ASSEMBLY.
Notes
SYSTEM: EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE; MECHANICAL; RELEASE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES.NOTE: 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 CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 95V172000
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.