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Manufactured From: 07/25/1996 - 06/30/1999
Units Affected: 395,000
Owner Notification Date: 05/15/2000
Description of Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. WATER AND/OR ROAD SALT IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE COULD LEAD TO CORROSION.
Consequence of Defect
SUCH CORROSION CAN LEAD TO ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OR COULD ALLOW INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. Corrective Action
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE AND LOCATE THE NEW MODULE ON THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL.
I was going to point out the same thing. I've had a '98, 2X '99, and an '01 XJ that all had the airbag module mounted under the center console. I'm guessing the recall was done to the '98 and '99s on mine. But, those pictures do explain that random bracket under the drivers seat!
BTW, nice work with the seat studs. Never liked the idea of have seat bolts, especially the one on the back that goes through the floorpan and is completely exposed under the Jeep.
yeah, i seem to recall that. I didn't do the modification because I don't have the mount for under the center console bracket, and just got sick of working on it lol.
finished it today. installed the 242 shifter in it, now need to hook up the shift linkages.
the 2 door specific trim on the lower door frame was broken. I had some original 85 2dr ones in black, they work OK. just hard to find the right parts for 2 doors.
d/s with original floor mat. ordering the nice rubber jeep ones this week
well, after completely disassemblying the plow setup, I ended up rebuilding the pump entirely, and while on ebay found that just the pump has been selling for a pretty penny. as a result, I sold the pump lol. I can replace it later, and I needed the money. going to build a pump for the jeep at some point later, since I can't pony up the cash for the needed suspension upgrades in order to use the plow.
rear wheel cylinder went out a few weeks ago. rear axle still needs new wheel seals, so rather than fix it, I pinched off the line. I was just waiting to get the disc brake parts...didn't feel like spending $24 on a pair of wheel cylinders for brakes that I have no desire to have on the jeep.
picked up a set of complete zj discs complete with axle tube ends....came off of a 98 with 235xxx miles on it, so the jy owner couldn't sell the axle. $50 later, I had both sides, with ebrake cables, and brand new ebrake hardware with newer discs, pads, and calipers. going to be installing them along with the new wheel seals later on this week.
also going to be getting some 4" rear springs for it this weekend, and have iceland offroad flares on the way. going to be doing a lift on it since I just bought another 99 4 door xj that needs some electrical work, which I will be DDing.
The rear springs were sagging so bad that I couldn't put ANY extra weight in the xj without riding on what was left of the bumpstops, and I'm not quite ready to lift it...so...bandaid time.
those helper springs were on an mj that got scrapped out years ago. thought i'd never use them, and forgot I even had them until I accidently stumbled upon them. brought the arch back 150 percent...rear now sits high enough to give it a rake. I'll be throwing air shocks in as well, once I have a whole day to spend getting rid of all of the booger welds the PO's mechanic put on them to hold them in when they broke off. would have done it today, except it started snowing...i won't work under a dripping wet vehicle.
last night, I got sick of my rear endcaps and bumper looking like ass, so I picked up some chrysler match duplicolor paint...here's the result.
all I did was scotch brite everything, then tape off the body/remove the tail lights so I could paint. I haven't put clear down yet, because I'm counting on a few days sun fading to bring the color to a perfect fade. unfortunately, instead of sun, we got snow. will probably have to redo it but oh well.
a local guy does upholstery on the side, and has a 2dr xj that he plows with.
got to talking to him, he does ALOT of industrial seats. meaning rip proof tear proof and waterproof on all manner of equipment. my front seats are shot, and it seems I'm always getting dirty doing something or another...which is my justification for swapping in the vinyl "carpet", and why I want seats I can pretty much wipe clean and not worry about.
so, got him to do a quick "mock-up" seat for me to determine if I want to go this route, or go with leather. i'm going this route, but with green thread to match the jeep.
I'm going to pad up a set of my seats with the lumbars adjusted for me, add more padding to the side bolsters, and have him do a real nice job on the fronts. he'll also do the rear seat, once I add headrests to it.
