NHTSA campaign 99V340000
Jeep Recall 99V-340: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FRONT BRAKE ROTOR
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V340000 was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on December 13, 1999, with 334,047 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Grand Wagoneer for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 20, 1999, 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 99V340000 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
- 99V340000 (also written 99V-340 or 99V340)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 334,047 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Rotor
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V340000. 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 February 28, 1991 – July 7, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 1995 · Vehicles built February 28, 1991 – July 7, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Jeep Grand Wagoneer
- 1995 · Vehicles built February 28, 1991 – July 7, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V340000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, OR WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS CAN EXPERIENCE SEVERE CORROSION IF OPERATED FOR AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD IN THE "SALT BELT." IF THE ROTORS ARE NOT REPLACED, THE CORROSION CAN EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER HUB SECTION OF THE ROTOR.
Safety consequence
THE REDUCED STRENGTH CAN ALLOW THE CAST IRON WEAR SURFACE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HUB, REDUCING THE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE ROTORS WITH ROTORS THAT ARE COATED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION.
Notes
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 99V340000
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.