NHTSA recall 02V053000
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 | 02V053000 |
| Manufacturer's number | B02 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 2002-02-15 |
| Owners notified | 2002-09-23 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT |
| Units potentially affected | 1620000 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER HAS NOT PLACED THE SHIFTER LEVER FULLY INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AFTER SEEMING TO BE STABLE.
What can happen
INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SECONDARY DETENT SYSTEM TO THE FLOOR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. DAIMLERCHRYSLER SENT INTERIM NOTICES TO OWNERS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON MARCH 22, 2002. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 23, 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
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
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| 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1993 JEEP GRAND WAGONEER | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1994 JEEP GRAND WAGONEER | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1995 JEEP GRAND WAGONEER | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1996 JEEP GRAND WAGONEER | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1997 JEEP GRAND WAGONEER | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
| 1998 JEEP GRAND WAGONEER | Built 1992-06-01 to 1998-05-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA01017
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.
| EA01017 | Engineering analysis, opened 2001-11-01, closed 2002-12-18. ROLL-AWAY IN REVERSE WHEN PARKED. POWER TRAIN. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 2100903 | 2003-10-23. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEARDOWN PROCEDURE. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2004 RAM TRUCK, DURANGO, SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, CHEROKEE, VISION, NEON, AND VOYAGER. *TT *SC |
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| 2100202 | 2002-10-30. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISION IN DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND LABOR OPERATION TIMES FOR RE TRANSMISSIONS. *TT |
| 2100601 | 2001-10-03. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE ATF+4. *TT *MJ |
| 210297A | 2000-01-11. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER NOISE. *NLM |
| 98733 | 1999-11-05. Service bulletin. SUBJECT ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION #733--BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK. *YC |
| 181299 | 1999-09-17. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE OPERATION AND APPLICATION OF THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP (LDP) MONITOR TEST. *TT |
| 210899 | 1999-05-21. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EXHIBITING BUZZ, WHINING, OR MOANING LIKE NOISE FROM COLD TRANSMISSION WHEN REVERSE GEAR IS SELECTED. *TT |
| 210998 | 1998-10-26. Service bulletin. A THUMPING OR CREAKING NOISE MAY BE HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL AREA ON ACCELERATION OR WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. *YC |
| 212295 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING REQUIRES EXCESSIVE EFFORT. INSPECT THE PRNDL SCROLL FOR ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR CONTACT W/ OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE CONSOLE. IF DAMAGE IS PRESENT, REPLACE THE PRNDL BEZEL W/ A REDESIGNED ASSEMBLY. |
| CH210395 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. RWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COLD TEMPERATURE COOLER BYPASS KIT. *TW |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.