# NHTSA recall 01V007000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 01V007000
- Manufacturer's number: 965
- Manufacturer: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Reported: 2001\-01\-05
- Owners notified: 2000\-12\-26
- Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\)
- Units potentially affected: 636

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.  AN INTERNAL NUT IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY COULD LOOSEN AND CAUSE THE STEERING GEAR TO LOCK UP.


## What can happen

THIS COULD REDUCE STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY.  OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 27, 2000.  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\-853\-1403.


## Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-11\-22 to 2000\-12\-05.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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