NHTSA campaign 99V312000 · Manufacturer campaign 854
Jeep Recall 99V-312: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/STEERING GEAR STOPS
NHTSA recall 99V312000 (Manufacturer campaign 854) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on November 4, 1999, with 1,259 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Grand Cherokee for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on December 20, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V312000 (also written 99V-312 or 99V312)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 854
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,259 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Gear Box (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V312000. 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 Grand Cherokee
- 2000 · Vehicles built August 18, 1999 – August 20, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V312000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME STEERING GEAR UNITS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH INTERNAL END-OF-TRAVEL-STOPS THAT MISSED THE HEAT TREAT PROCESS, RESULTING IN SOFT INTERNAL TRAVEL STOPS.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN STICKING, BINDING, OR SEIZING OF THE STEERING GEAR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ON INVOLVED VEHICLES.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. 854. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 20, 1999.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 1-800-992-1997. ALSO 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 99V312000
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.