The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE PARKING BRAKE CAN SELF-RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING.
The risk
THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A STRONGER PAWL RETURN SPRING. OWNER NOTIFICATON BEGAN SEPTEMBER 30, 2002. 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 1-800-853-1403.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Wrangler | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
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 Wrangler | 1990 | 79 | 4 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1991 | 76 | 6 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1992 | 77 | 4 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1993 | 108 | 3 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1994 | 151 | 2 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1995 | 202 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2002
5 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the parking brake; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 02V269000 3 Oct 2002 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 02V260000 20 Sept 2002 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 02V108001 10 Apr 2002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 02V068000 11 Mar 2002 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002