NHTSA recall 97V194000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 97V194000 |
| Manufacturer | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Reported | 1997-11-07 |
| Owners notified | 1998-06-16 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 360000 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FUEL TANK MOUNTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME, INDICATING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT.
What can happen
OWNERS MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS LOW ON FUEL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH IF THE VEHICLE STOPS DUE TO NO FUEL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT.
Notes
CHRYSLER WILL MAIL OWNER NOTIFICATIONS IN 3 PHASES.THE FIRST PHASE WILL BEGIN JUNE 16, 1998. 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 CHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
| 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE | Built 1996-09-25 to 1996-11-30. |
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| 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | Built 1996-09-25 to 1996-11-30. |
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Investigated as DP97003
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.
| DP97003 | Defect petition, opened 1997-07-10, closed 1997-11-13. FAULTY GAS GAUGE INDICATORS. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. |
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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
| 140698 | 1999-02-02. Service bulletin. A RATTLING, KNOCKING OR GURLING NOISE MAY BE PRESENT COMING FROM INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *YC |
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| 140398 | 1998-08-19. Service bulletin. SUBJECT ON FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE ADAPTER USAGE. *YC |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.