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NHTSA recall 87V178000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number87V178000
ManufacturerCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported1987-11-23
Owners notified1988-05-27
ComponentVISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Units potentially affected180000

What is wrong

THE KEY OPERATED TAILGATE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE IF THE SPRING LOADED KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO OFF POSITION WHEN RELEASED.

What can happen

WINDOW COULD CLOSE ON A CHILD OR OTHERS RESULTING INPERSONAL INJURY.

The remedy

OWNERS SHOULD NOT LEAVE KEY IN TAILGATE OF UNATTENDED VEHICLE. REPAIR MECHANISM TO ASSURE PROPER KEY RETURN OPERATION.

Notes

SYSTEM: TAILGATE WINDOWVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A POWER TAILGATEWINDOW.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1974 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1975 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1976 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1977 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1978 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1979 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1980 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1981 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1982 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1983 JEEP CHEROKEEBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1984 JEEP GRAND WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1985 JEEP GRAND WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1986 JEEP GRAND WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1987 JEEP GRAND WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1988 JEEP GRAND WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1970 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1971 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1972 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1973 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1974 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1975 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1976 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1977 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1978 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1979 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1980 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1981 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1982 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.
1983 JEEP WAGONEERBuilt to 1987-11-01.

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 EA88005

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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA88005Engineering analysis, opened 1987-10-23, closed 1989-03-28. ELEC. REAR WINDOW. VISIBILITY.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

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