1988 Jeep Cherokee defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1988 Jeep Cherokee. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR
  Preliminary Evaluation PE89151 · opened Aug 11, 1989 · closed Dec 11, 1989

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• THROTTLE CONTROL
  Preliminary Evaluation PE88029 · opened Feb 23, 1988 · closed Sep 19, 1988

  Summary:the pe was opened to investigate whether jeep's recall of certain1987 model vehicles equipped with the 4.0 liter fuel injected 6 cylinderengine (87v-035) had involved all the potentially affected vehicles.areview of the odi files had indicated that 1987-1988 jeep vehiclesequipped with the 4.o liter engine also …

• FIRES CAUSED BY CLTCH LK
  Preliminary Evaluation PE88001 · opened Oct 23, 1987 · closed Jan 28, 1988

  No safety defect trend has been detected.===