NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V178000

Visibility › Glass, Side/rear — Jeep · reported 23 Nov 1987 · 180,000 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE KEY OPERATED TAILGATE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE IF THE SPRING LOADED KEY DOES NOT RETURN TO OFF POSITION WHEN RELEASED.

The risk

WINDOW COULD CLOSE ON A CHILD OR OTHERS RESULTING INPERSONAL INJURY.

The fix

OWNERS SHOULD NOT LEAVE KEY IN TAILGATE OF UNATTENDED VEHICLE. REPAIR MECHANISM TO ASSURE PROPER KEY RETURN OPERATION.

SYSTEM: TAILGATE WINDOWVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A POWER TAILGATEWINDOW.

NHTSA campaign
87V178000
Filed by
Chrysler Corporation
Report received
23 Nov 1987
Owners notified
27 May 1988
Potentially affected
180,000

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1974 Jeep Cherokee 1975 Jeep Cherokee 1976 Jeep Cherokee 1977 Jeep Cherokee 1978 Jeep Cherokee 1979 Jeep Cherokee 1980 Jeep Cherokee 1981 Jeep Cherokee 1982 Jeep Cherokee 1983 Jeep Cherokee 1984 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 1985 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 1970 Jeep Wagoneer 1971 Jeep Wagoneer 1972 Jeep Wagoneer 1973 Jeep Wagoneer 1974 Jeep Wagoneer 1975 Jeep Wagoneer 1976 Jeep Wagoneer 1977 Jeep Wagoneer 1978 Jeep Wagoneer 1979 Jeep Wagoneer 1980 Jeep Wagoneer 1981 Jeep Wagoneer 1982 Jeep Wagoneer 1983 Jeep Wagoneer

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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