NHTSA campaign 97I002000
CHRYSLER CORPORATION Recall 97I-002: CHRYSLER/ACCELERATION
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 97I002000 was reported by CHRYSLER CORPORATION on May 2, 1997, with 1,010,400 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 September 15, 1997, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97I002000 (also written 97I-002 or 97I002)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,010,400 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97I002000. 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
All Jeep recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97I002000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. DRIVERS CAN MISTAKENLY STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THEY INTEND TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Safety consequence
PEDAL MISAPPLICATION BY A DRIVER CAN CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF THESE VEHICLES.
Notes
NOTE:CHRYSLER HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN TO INSTALL A SHIFT INTERLOCK ON THESE VEHICLES.OWNERS CAN CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97I002000
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.