U.S. auto maker Chrysler is recalling 1,371 Jeep brand vehicles
sold in China due to brake problems, the nation's product quality
watchdog said.
The affected vehicles were Grand Cherokee and Commander models
made between January 31, 2005, and July 12, 2007, the General
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
said in a statement on its website.
All the vehicles, which had been imported, had problems with
their electronic brake control system. In addition, 57 of the
units, made between June 11 and July 11 last year, were also found
to have flaws in the front brake calipers due to unqualified
materials used in their production.
Both problems could increase the vehicles' stopping distance and
affect driving safety, it said.
Chrysler Group China Sales Ltd. planned to notify the owners of
the vehicles and would make the repairs free of charge.
(Xinhua News Agency January 9, 2008)
