The defect
GREASE APPLIED TO THE LIFTGATE LATCH RUBBER BUMPERS TO EASE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE BUMPER TO SWELL, INTERFERING WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE LIFTGATE LATCH PAWL. THIS PREVENTS THE LIFTGATE LATCHING WHEN CLOSED AND DIFFICULT TO OPEN WHEN LATCHED.
The risk
AN UNLATCHED LIFTGATE CAN OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS INMOTION, AND COULD RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT FALLING OUT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE LIFTGATE ASSEMBLY ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1993 |
| Jeep Grand Wagoneer | 1993 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
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 Wagoneer | 1993 | 8 | 6 |
Other structure recalls in 1993
22 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the structure; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 93V221000 30 Dec 1993 | TRACKER MARINE CORP. |
| 93V218000 15 Dec 1993 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 93V207000 7 Dec 1993 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 93V206000 7 Dec 1993 | FAIRMONT TAMPER |
| 93V197000 24 Nov 1993 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 93V032007 24 Nov 1993 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 93V185000 8 Nov 1993 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 93V174000 29 Oct 1993 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993