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Passenger car (Jeep Cherokee) - Repair
Official notice
1 Nov 2018
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger car (Jeep Cherokee) - Repair. Drive shaft defect. ■ Defective part (component name): Drive shaft ■ Description and cause of the structure, equipment or performance deemed noncompliant with standards: Some bearing cages used in the wheel-side joint of the right front half shaft have insufficient hardness because the heat treatment process was inappropriate. Consequently, the bearing cage may deform during use, causing abnormal noise and, in the worst case, the cage may break, making the vehicle unable to be driven. Published 2018-11-01.
What to do now
(Recall) 外-2736
Recall number
外-2736
Official notice
2018-11-01
The hazard
The hazard
Drive shaft defect. ■ Defective part (component name): Drive shaft ■ Description and cause of the structure, equipment or performance deemed noncompliant with standards: Some bearing cages used in the wheel-side joint of the right front half shaft have insufficient hardness because the heat treatment process was inappropriate. Consequently, the bearing cage may deform during use, causing abnormal noise and, in the worst case, the cage may break, making the vehicle unable to be driven.
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Brand: Jeep. Contact: FCAジャパン株式会社.
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