The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON CAN SEPARATE FROM THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE TO BE INOPERATIVE.
The risk
THE PARKING BRAKE MAY NOT HOLD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL INADVERTENTLY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jeep Cherokee | 1995 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1995 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
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 | 1995 | 608 | 6 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1995 | 719 | 4 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1995
5 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the parking brake; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 95V094000 9 May 1995 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 95V058000 22 Mar 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V044000 3 Mar 1995 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 95V016000 3 Jan 1995 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995