Chrysler Corporation: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 7, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 360,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FUEL TANK MOUNTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME, INDICATING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT.
The risk
OWNERS MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS LOW ON FUEL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH IF THE VEHICLE STOPS DUE TO NO FUEL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Jeep Cherokee | 390 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee | 991 | 11 | 17 | 112 |
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 97V194000.
Full record for the 1997 Jeep Cherokee → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →