2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain sport utility vehicles, the passenger air bag wiring harness was improperly manufactured.
💥 The risk
This could cause improper air bag deployment in certain crash conditions.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will add a wiring jumper to the existing circuitry to correct this condition. Owner notification began april 29, 2002. 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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V099000
- Manufacturer recall #
- B13
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 27
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 29, 2002
- Built
- Mar 7, 2002 – Mar 11, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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).