Recall Details For: 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER - 09E039000
- RUNNING SEQUENCE NUMBER: 74588
- NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:09E039000
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MAKE: JEEP
- VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MODEL: GRAND CHEROKEE
- MODEL YEAR: 2009
- MFR CAMPAIGN NUMBER :
- COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: SUSPENSION
- MANUFACTURER THAT FILED DEFECT/NONCOMPLIANCE REPORT: ROCK KRAWLER/PURE PERFORMANCE GROUP, INC
- BEGIN DATE OF MANUFACTURING:
- END DATE OF MANUFACTURING:
- VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT OR TIRE REPORT: E
- POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 44
- DATE OWNER NOTIFIED BY MFR: 20091015
- RECALL INITIATOR (MFR/OVSC/ODI): ODI
- MANUFACTURERS OF RECALLED VEHICLES/PRODUCTS: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- REPORT RECEIVED DATE: 20090619
- RECORD CREATION DATE: 20090619
- REGULATION PART NUMBER:
- FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NUMBER:
DEFECT SUMMARY: ROCK KRAWLER IS RECALLING 44 PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE. THESE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS WERE PRODUCED WITH GRADE 2 CARRIAGE BOLTS INSTEAD OF THE PROPER GRADE 5 CARRIAGE BOLTS. THE IMPROPER GRADE 2 CARRIAGE BOLTS COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF CLAMPING FORCE FOR THE BOTTOM STRUT FORK.
CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF EFFECTIVE LIFT AND LOWERING OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CREATING THE DRIVER TO PANIC WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: ROCK KRAWLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15. 2008. ALL THE AFFECTED UNTITS HAVE BEEN REMEDIED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROCK KRAWLER AT 1-518-270-9822.
RECALL NOTES: OWNERS 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 .
UNIQUE COMPONENT NUMBER: 000031978000512920000000022
