NHTSA Campaign 98V005000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

Issued by CHRYSLER CORPORATION · Reported Jan 12, 1998 · 293,369 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, OR WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS CAN EXPERIENCE SEVERE CORROSION IF OPERATED FOR AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD IN THE "SALT BELT." IF THE ROTORS ARE NOT REPLACED, THE CORROSION CAN EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER HUB SECTION OF THE ROTOR.

Consequence

THE REDUCED STRENGTH CAN ALLOW THE CAST IRON WEAR SURFACE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HUB, REDUCING THE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE ROTORS WITH ROTORS THAT ARE COATED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DODGE MONACO 1990 293,369
DODGE MONACO 1991 293,369
EAGLE PREMIER 1988 293,369
EAGLE PREMIER 1989 293,369
EAGLE PREMIER 1990 293,369
EAGLE PREMIER 1991 293,369
JEEP CHEROKEE 1990 293,369
JEEP CHEROKEE 1991 293,369
JEEP COMANCHE 1990 293,369
JEEP COMANCHE 1991 293,369
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 1993 293,369
JEEP WAGONEER 1990 293,369
JEEP WAGONEER 1991 293,369
JEEP WRANGLER 1990 293,369
JEEP WRANGLER 1991 293,369

Source: NHTSA Campaign 98V005000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.