# NHTSA recall 13V252000 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: 13V252000 - Manufacturer's number: N45, N46 - Manufacturer: Chrysler Group LLC - Reported: 2013\-06\-19 - Owners notified: 2014\-08\-01 - Component: STRUCTURE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY - Units potentially affected: 1560000 ## What is wrong Chrysler Group LLC \(Chrysler\) is recalling certain model year 1993\-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002\-2007 Jeep Liberty vehicles. The fuel tanks in these vehicles are at risk of failure and leakage in certain rear impacts. ## What can happen A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire. ## The remedy Owners may take their vehicles to dealers and the dealers will perform a free inspection of the rear structure. On vehicles in the recall that are not equipped with a tow hitch, Chrysler will install a Chrysler designed tow hitch free of charge, provided the condition of the vehicle can support proper installation. On vehicles in the recall that are equipped with an aftermarket tow hitch, Chrysler will assess whether the hitch and surrounding areas show evidence of sharp edges or other puncture risks. If so, Chrysler will replace the tow hitch with a Chrysler designed tow hitch free of charge, provided the condition of the vehicle can support proper installation. On vehicles already equipped with a Chrysler designed tow hitch, Chrysler will inspect the area around the tow hitch installation, and if any installation issues are identified, they will be repaired free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1\-800\-247\-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign numbers are N45 \(for the Grand Cherokee vehicles\) and N46 \(for the Liberty vehicles\). ## Notes Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 4 - Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-01\-29 - Vehicles in the campaign: 1560000 - Reported remedied: 553137 \(35%\) - Reported unreachable: 527897 - Reported removed: 16937 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/1993/recalls.md) - [1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/1994/recalls.md) - [1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/1995/recalls.md) - [1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/1996/recalls.md) - [1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/1997/recalls.md) - [1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/1998/recalls.md) - [2002 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2002/recalls.md) - [2003 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2003/recalls.md) - [2004 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2004/recalls.md) - [2005 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2005/recalls.md) - [2006 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2006/recalls.md) - [2007 JEEP LIBERTY](/makes/jeep/liberty/2007/recalls.md) ## Investigated as EA12005 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. - EA12005: Engineering analysis, opened 2012\-06\-12, closed 2014\-11\-14. Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V252000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V252000/investigations) ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [1400102A](/bulletins/10000310.md), 2003-02-22, Service bulletin - [1400102](/bulletins/634090.md), 2002-09-27, Service bulletin - [140398](/bulletins/601669.md), 1998-08-19, Service bulletin ## 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) JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V252000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V252000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2013V252000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F13V252000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2013V252000)