9Affected configurations shown96,933Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH THE TRANSMISSION ADAPTER PLATE SEAL IMPROPERLY SEATED. THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW A GRADUAL TRANSFER OF LUBRICANT FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TRANSFER CASE.
What fixes it
Official remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE LUBRICANT LEVELS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES AND, WHERE NECESSARY, REPLACE THE REAR OIL SEALS.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 78V039000
1978 JEEP CJ5Open vehicle record →1978 JEEP CJ7Open vehicle record →1978 JEEP CJ6Open vehicle record →1977 JEEP CJ7Open vehicle record →1977 JEEP CJ6Open vehicle record →1977 JEEP CJ5Open vehicle record →1976 JEEP CJ5Open vehicle record →1976 JEEP CJ6Open vehicle record →1976 JEEP CJ7Open vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.