Daimlerchrysler Corporation: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Daimlerchrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on May 10, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 589,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Jeep Cherokee | 366 | 8 | 18 | 41 |
| 1998 Jeep Cherokee | 399 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 1,028 | 10 | 13 | 172 |
| 1997 Jeep Cherokee | 390 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 991 | 11 | 17 | 112 |
| 1996 Jeep Cherokee | 447 | 10 | 27 | 57 |
| 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 893 | 12 | 22 | 135 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V136000.
Full record for the 1999 Jeep Cherokee → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →