Jeep Electrical System: Switch

Jeep is recalling about 95,000 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. This could result in a vehicle fire.

Campaign
02V075000
Manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
8 March 2002
Vehicles
95,000
Built between
Jun 2000 – Dec 2001
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 April 2002
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2000 and December 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2001-2002 Jeep WranglerBuilt June 2000 to December 2001

What the defect is

On certain sport utility vehicles, water and impurities can enter into the ignition switch, causing a short circuit.

What could happen

This could result in a vehicle fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH A REDESIGNED SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 8, 2002.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2000 to December 2001
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 March 2002
  3. Owners notified8 April 2002

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 8 March 2002.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

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 1-800-853-1403.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
B07
Recalling manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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