# NHTSA recall 99V312000

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: 99V312000
- Manufacturer's number: 854
- Manufacturer: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Reported: 1999\-11\-04
- Owners notified: 1999\-12\-20
- Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\)
- Units potentially affected: 1259

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.  SOME STEERING GEAR UNITS WERE ASSEMBLED WITH INTERNAL END\-OF\-TRAVEL\-STOPS THAT MISSED THE HEAT TREAT PROCESS, RESULTING IN SOFT INTERNAL TRAVEL STOPS.


## What can happen

THIS COULD RESULT IN STICKING, BINDING, OR SEIZING OF THE STEERING GEAR.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR ON INVOLVED VEHICLES.


## Notes

DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. 854. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 20, 1999.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\-992\-1997. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-08\-18 to 1999\-08\-20.

## 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)

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