Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| 04E041000 | BESTOP, INC. | E (Equipment) | 80 | 06/16/2004 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/07/2004 | 06/08/2004 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Bestop aftermarket rear shell roof racks,manufactured between april 27 and may 20, 2004, designed for use with the bestop hardtop made for the 1986-1995 and 1997-2003 jeep wrangler. the cockpit cover may not stay latched to the roof rack because the latch bracket mispositions the rotary latch to the cockpit cover. as a result, the cockpit cover may not stay latched to the roof rack and could separate from the roof rack. this recall only pertains to aftermarket rear shell roof racks and has no relation to any original equipment installed on jeep wrangler vehicles by daimlerchrysler. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Should this occur, the cockpit could cause injury by striking persons outside the vehicle or could become a distraction or an obstacle to other drivers, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Bestop will notify its customers and provide a repair kit and installation instructions free of charge. owner notification began june 16, 2004. owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bestop customer service department at (800) 845-3567. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 1801201 | 05/25/2001 | 620066 | Subject regarding generic scan tool (gst), publication no. 81-170-00008 provided with this technical service bulletin to provide reference information when using generic scan tool on obdii vehicles. *tt | 07/11/2001 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 2401305 | 08/04/2005 | 10016603 | Air conditioning (a/c) cooling coil odor. *tt | 09/26/2005 | |
| 2400703 | 08/15/2003 | 2401201 | 10003527 | Hvac drive water leaks under passenger side front carpet. *tt | 10/22/2003 |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 081698 | 04/17/1998 | 600862 | Information on installation of radio transmitting equipment. *ak | 11/12/1999 | |
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES | |||||
| 9916A | 05/03/1999 | 9916 | 605150 | Service action , tj missing tow hooks. *tt | 06/02/1999 |
| 9916 | 04/08/1999 | 605156 | Service action regarding missing tow hooks. *tt | 06/02/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 05/03/2008 | 65000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 jeep wrangler. whenever the contact activates the air conditioner, water begins to leak out onto the passenger side. the water falls on either the floormat or the passenger's feet. the vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer or a mechanic. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 65,000. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 02/18/2006 | 76000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 jeep wrangler. the contact stated that the speedometer, fuel gauge, odometer, temperature gauge, and oil gauges were inoperable. also, the heat and air conditioning worked intermittently on the high setting. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 99v117000 (unknown or other). the current mileage was 121,000 and failure mileage was 76,000. | |||
| 10/01/2007 | 97800 | 2 | 08/06/2007 |
| Dear sir or madam: recently the air conditioning my 1999 jeep wrangler sport stopped working and there was an immediate smell of smoke coming from within the dash board. upon partially disassembling the dash board's center console and removing the air conditioning controls it was apparent that a small fire or overheated wiring connector had melted the fan speed control switch and the air output selector switch. i purchased a used air conditioning control unit and wiring harness from a auto parts supplier, but prior to installing it i noticed that the same switches / connectors appeared to be melted as well. *tr | |||