Vehicle recall 97V194000 · November 7, 1997
Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee
Vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- 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.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the fuel level sending unit.
- Notes
- Chrysler will mail owner notifications in 3 phases.the first phase will begin June 16, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Chrysler at 1-800-992-1997.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V194000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 7, 1997
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- June 16, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 360,000
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Jeep Cherokee (1997): 1997
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (1997): 1997
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