Chrysler Corporation: Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 11, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 32,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FASTENERS WHICH SECURE THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT FUSE TO THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER CLAMP LOAD.
The risk
IMPROPER CLAMPING CAN RESULT IN ARCING AT THE CONNECTION POTENTIALLY CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR FUSE WITH A FUSE LINK AND ANY DAMAGE TO THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER WILL BE REPAIRED.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 95V193000.
Full record for the 1996 Jeep Cherokee → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →