# NHTSA recall 01V311000

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: 01V311000
- Manufacturer's number: 997
- Manufacturer: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Reported: 2001\-10\-04
- Owners notified: 2001\-11\-26
- Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Units potentially affected: 72000

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:    SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.  THE DRIVER'S SIDE KNEE BLOCKER TRIM PANEL ASSEMBLY CAN DISENGAGE, FALL, AND STARTLE THE OPERATOR.


## What can happen

THIS COULD STARTLE THE OPERATOR,  INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE KNEE BLOCKER TRIM PANEL.  OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 26, 2001.   OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER 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

- [2002 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-01\-29 to 2001\-09\-13.

## 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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