What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997208
- Recall date
- 21 November 1997
- Make
- Jeep
- Models
- Grand Cherokee, Cherokee
- Model years
- 1997
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Fuel System
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 22,825
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE FUEL TANK MOUNTED FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ACCURACY MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME, INDICATING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL IN RESERVE THAN IS ACTUALLY PRESENT. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND STALLING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. UNDER CERTAIN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS A STALLED VEHICLE COULD POSE A SAFETY RISK.rnCORRECTION: FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A UNIT THAT INCORPORATES REVISED FORMULATION PRINTED CIRCUIT INK ON THE RESISTOR CARD.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1997208.