# Transport Canada recall 1998014

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1998014
- Manufacturer's number: 757
- Reported: 1998\-01\-27
- Component: Suspension
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 6173

## What is wrong

NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH "QUADRA\-TRAC" TRANSFER CASE AND A SPACE SAVER TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE.

THE FRONT AXLE COULD OVERHEAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED USING THE TEMPORARY SPACE SAVER SPARE TIRE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ROAD TIRES: 225/70/R16, 225/75/R15 OR 245/70/R15.  AN OVERHEATED AXLE MAY FORCE AXLE FLUID OUT OF THE SEALS RESULTING IN AN INCREASED CHANCE OF FIRE.

CORRECTION: TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A FULL SIZED SPARE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/1996/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [021299](/bulletins/607616.md), 1999-09-30, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1998014](/v1/recalls/tc/1998014)

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