NHTSA recall 02V041000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 02V041000 |
| Manufacturer's number | B03 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 2002-02-07 |
| Owners notified | 2002-09-30 |
| Component | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL |
| Units potentially affected | 316148 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE PARKING BRAKE CAN SELF-RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING.
What can happen
THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH A STRONGER PAWL RETURN SPRING. OWNER NOTIFICATON BEGAN SEPTEMBER 30, 2002. 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
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. B03ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1990 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 1989-07-01 to 1995-12-31. |
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| 1991 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 1989-07-01 to 1995-12-31. |
| 1992 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 1989-07-01 to 1995-12-31. |
| 1993 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 1989-07-01 to 1995-12-31. |
| 1994 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 1989-07-01 to 1995-12-31. |
| 1995 JEEP WRANGLER | Built 1989-07-01 to 1995-12-31. |
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Investigated as EA01003
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA01003 | Engineering analysis, opened 2001-01-11, closed 2002-03-25. PARKING BRAKE RESULTING IN ROLLAWAY. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.