NHTSA Campaign Id 00V105000; Date: Apr. 11, 2000
Such corrosion can lead to illumination of the air bag warning light or could allow inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
1997 Jeep Cherokee; 1998 Jeep Cherokee; 1999 Jeep Cherokee
Component: Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control Module
Manufactured by: Daimlerchrysler Corporation
Affected Units:: 395,000
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Water and/or road salt in the proximity of the air bag control module could lead to corrosion.
Dealers will replace the air bag control module and locate the new module on the top of the transmission tunnel.
Owner notification began may 15, 2000. 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 1-800-992-1997. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: May 15, 2000
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