The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE KNEE BLOCKER TRIM PANEL ASSEMBLY CAN DISENGAGE, FALL, AND STARTLE THE OPERATOR.
The risk
THIS COULD STARTLE THE OPERATOR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE KNEE BLOCKER TRIM PANEL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 26, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Liberty | 2002 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeep Liberty | 2002 | 1,808 | 8 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 2001
8 of the 461 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2001 concerned the unknown or other; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 01V367000 5 Dec 2001 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER |
| 01V330000 22 Oct 2001 | WARRICK INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 01V300000 24 Sept 2001 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 01V267000 22 Aug 2001 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 01V212000 26 Jun 2001 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 01V025000 3 Feb 2001 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 01V019000 23 Jan 2001 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2001