The defect
THE KEY OPERATED TAILGATE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE IF THE SPRING LOADED KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO OFF POSITION WHEN RELEASED.
The risk
WINDOW COULD CLOSE ON A CHILD OR OTHERS RESULTING INPERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
OWNERS SHOULD NOT LEAVE KEY IN TAILGATE OF UNATTENDED VEHICLE. REPAIR MECHANISM TO ASSURE PROPER KEY RETURN OPERATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Cherokee | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Components: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
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 Cherokee | 1981 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1984 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1985 | 5 | 1 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1986 | 4 | 2 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1987 | 5 | 2 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1982 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1983 | 2 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 1987
5 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the visibility; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 87V172000 3 Nov 1987 | KASSBOHRER OF N.A.,INC |
| 87V167000 26 Oct 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V034000 16 Mar 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V017000 19 Feb 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987