NHTSA campaign 97V194000
Jeep Recall 97V-194: CHRYSLER/FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 97V194000 was reported by CHRYSLER CORPORATION on November 7, 1997, with 360,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Cherokee and Jeep Grand Cherokee for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on June 16, 1998, 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 97V194000 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
- 97V194000 (also written 97V-194 or 97V194)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 360,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V194000. 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
- 1997 · Vehicles built September 25, 1996 – November 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 1997 · Vehicles built September 25, 1996 – November 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V194000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FUEL TANK MOUNTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME, INDICATING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT.
Safety consequence
OWNERS MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS LOW ON FUEL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH IF THE VEHICLE STOPS DUE TO NO FUEL.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT.
Notes
CHRYSLER WILL MAIL OWNER NOTIFICATIONS IN 3 PHASES.THE FIRST PHASE WILL BEGIN JUNE 16, 1998. 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 1-800-992-1997.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V194000
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.