2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Jeep inadvertent air bag deployment
  Recall Query RQ14001 · opened May 29, 2014 · closed Nov 13, 2015 · led to recall 15V673000

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation based on consumer allegations of inadvertent air bag deployments (IABD) occurring after the recall remedy for NHTSA recall 12V-527 had been installed on recalled model year (MY ) 2002-2003 Jeep Liberty and MY 2002-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufa…

• Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires
  Engineering Analysis EA12005 · opened Jun 12, 2012 · closed Nov 14, 2014 · led to recall 13V252000

  ODI has completed an extensive analysis of rear crash fuel tank system integrity data for the subject Jeep Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Liberty vehicles (SVs).As of June 2013, ODI knew of 56 post-collision fatal fires, 28 non-fatal fires, and 6 fuel leak incidents (totaling 90 incidents, 75 fatalities and 58 injuries) …

• Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10031 · opened Aug 23, 2010 · closed Jun 14, 2012

  NHTSA has conducted extensive analysis of the data regarding fuel tank integrity for the model year (MY) 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee (JGC). As a result of that work, the agency has decided to upgrade its safety defect investigation to an Engineering Analysis and to expand the scope of vehicles included in the investi…

• Fuel Storage System Crash Related Fires
  Defect Petition DP09005 · opened Nov 6, 2009 · closed Aug 23, 2010

  In a letter dated October 2, 2009, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned NHTSA to open a defect investigation and recall model year 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees.CAS alleged that the subject vehicles have defective fuel tank storage systems that present a fire hazard in crashes. CAS alleged that the plastic fuel…