The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, OR WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS CAN EXPERIENCE SEVERE CORROSION IF OPERATED FOR AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD IN THE "SALT BELT." IF THE ROTORS ARE NOT REPLACED, THE CORROSION CAN EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER HUB SECTION OF THE ROTOR.
The risk
THE REDUCED STRENGTH CAN ALLOW THE CAST IRON WEAR SURFACE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HUB, REDUCING THE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE ROTORS WITH ROTORS THAT ARE COATED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Dodge Monaco | 1990, 1991 |
| Eagle Premier | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 1990, 1991 |
| Jeep Comanche | 1990, 1991 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1993 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1990, 1991 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1990, 1991 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge Monaco | 1990 | 8 | 6 |
| Dodge Monaco | 1991 | 37 | 7 |
| Eagle Premier | 1988 | 54 | 7 |
| Eagle Premier | 1989 | 67 | 5 |
| Eagle Premier | 1990 | 25 | 6 |
| Eagle Premier | 1991 | 48 | 7 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 1990 | 270 | 5 |
| Jeep Cherokee | 1991 | 233 | 5 |
| Jeep Comanche | 1990 | 11 | 2 |
| Jeep Comanche | 1991 | 5 | 1 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1993 | 555 | 7 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1990 | 13 | 5 |
| Jeep Wagoneer | 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1990 | 79 | 4 |
| Jeep Wrangler | 1991 | 76 | 6 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1998
24 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 98V296000 17 Nov 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V266000 21 Oct 1998 | EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. |
| 98V265000 20 Oct 1998 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V262000 20 Oct 1998 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V226000 21 Sept 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V220001 21 Sept 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V228000 17 Sept 1998 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 98V222000 15 Sept 1998 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998