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Jeep some vehicles may have insufficient clearance between the steering intermediate shaft and rear brake tubes.

NHTSA campaign 08V-202 · Reported June 5, 2008 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Jeep Wrangler
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED BRAKE TUBE CLIP TO RETAIN THE TUBES, INSPECT THE BRAKE TUBES FOR DAMAGE DUE TO POTENTIAL CONTACT WITH THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, AND REPLACE THE BRAKE TUBES IF NECESSARY.
COST
Free

The short version

CHRYSLER LLC reported a problem with the foundation components hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 1,585 MY 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLER, RIGHT HAND DRIVE ONLY, VEHICLES. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND REAR BRAKE TUBES.

WHY IT MATTERS

PROLONGED BRAKE TUBE CONTACT COULD WEAR A HOLE IN THE TUBE AND CAUSE A PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM LOSS. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED BRAKE TUBE CLIP TO RETAIN THE TUBES, INSPECT THE BRAKE TUBES FOR DAMAGE DUE TO POTENTIAL CONTACT WITH THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, AND REPLACE THE BRAKE TUBES IF NECESSARY, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 08V-202.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2007–2008Jeep Wrangler

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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