JEEP: CHEROKEE: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
| NHTSA Campaign Number: | 08V056000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: | U.S. DRIVE RIGHT |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: | CHEROKEE |
| Model Year: | 1996 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: | U.S. DRIVE RIGHT |
| Type of Report: | V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: | 107 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: | 20080312 |
| Recall Initiated By: | OVSC |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: | U.S. DRIVE RIGHT |
| Report Received Date: | 20080206 |
| Record Creation Date: | 20080206 |
| Regulation Part Number: | 571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: | 101 |
Defect Summary:
U.S. DRIVE RIGHT IS RECALLING 107 MY 1994-1998 RIGHT HAND DRIVE, 4-WHEEL DRIVE JEEP CHEROKEE VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 101, 'CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS;' NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT;' NO. 111, 'REARVIEW MIRROR;' NO. 114, 'THEFT PROTECTION;' NO. 115, 'VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER;' NO. 118, 'POWER WINDOW SYSTEM;' NO. 120, 'TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS;' NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION;' AND NO. 301, 'FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY.'
Consequence Summary:
THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE REQUIRED STANDARDS.
Corrective Summary:
U.S. DRIVE RIGHT WILL MAKE ALL THE REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS. A REPRESENTATIVE WILL TRAVEL TO THE CUSTOMER'S LOCATION AND MAKE THE MODIFICATIONS ON SITE. THE RECALL WILL BE PERFORMED ON A REGIONAL BASIS BEGINNING MARCH 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT U.S. DRIVE RIGHT AT 1-888-632-5936.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.