The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER HAS NOT PLACED THE SHIFTER LEVER FULLY INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AFTER SEEMING TO BE STABLE.
The risk
INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SECONDARY DETENT SYSTEM TO THE FLOOR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. DAIMLERCHRYSLER SENT INTERIM NOTICES TO OWNERS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON MARCH 22, 2002. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 23, 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 Grand Cherokee | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
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 Grand Cherokee | 1993 | 555 | 7 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1994 | 588 | 3 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1995 | 719 | 4 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1996 | 893 | 6 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1997 | 991 | 5 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1998 | 1,028 | 4 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1993 | 8 | 6 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1994 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1995 | 3 | 2 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1998 | 4 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 2002
23 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the power train; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 02V336000 13 Dec 2002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 02V319000 27 Nov 2002 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 02V313000 21 Nov 2002 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 02V282000 30 Oct 2002 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V272000 3 Oct 2002 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 02V261000 23 Sept 2002 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 02V201000 25 Jul 2002 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 02V192000 23 Jul 2002 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002