Jeep Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Caliper

Jeep is recalling about 28,755 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. This would increase the vehicle's stopping distance and could cause a crash.

Campaign
07V415000
Manufacturer
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
12 September 2007
Vehicles
28,755
Built between
May 2007 – Jul 2007
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 October 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2007 and July 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2007-2008 Jeep CommanderBuilt May 2007 to July 2007
  • 2007-2008 Jeep Grand CherokeeBuilt May 2007 to July 2007

What the defect is

On certain sport utility vehicles, front brake calipers in a certain lot may have been manufactured from gray iron instead of ductile iron as designed and could fracture without warning.

What could happen

This would increase the vehicle's stopping distance and could cause a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TO SEE IF THEY FALL INTO THIS LOT AND, IF SO, WILL REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2007 to July 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 September 2007
  3. Owners notified22 October 2007

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 12 September 2007.

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 may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
G35
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

Daimlerchrysler recall no G35. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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

Same brand