Vehicle recall 99V312000 · November 4, 1999
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Some steering gear units were assembled with internal end-of-travel-stops that missed the heat treat process, resulting in soft internal travel stops.
- Consequence
- This could result in sticking, binding, or seizing of the steering gear.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the steering gear on involved vehicles.
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. 854. Owner notification began December 20, 1999.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 daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V312000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 4, 1999
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign
- 854
- Owner notification
- December 20, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,259
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (2000): 2000
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