EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Jaguar “XJ, XF and F” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1786/14
Summary
null If the front end accessory drive belt or steering pump becomes loose or detaches, the vehicle may lose power. This will lead to difficulty in steering and could increase the risk of a road accident. If the battery cable fixing is loose, arching may occur and this could increase the risk of a fire under the bonnet.Incidents reported.
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Product
Passenger car — Jaguar
- Brand
- Jaguar
- Name / model
- XJ, XF and F · F-type: 3.0 L & 5 L, XF: 2.0 L, 2.2 L, 3.0 L & 5.0L, XJ: 2.0 L, 3.0L & 5.0L
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger cars manufactured between 18.8.14 and 02.10.14.
- Production dates: F-type: SAJXA6BU8F8K17144 to SAJWA6AT0F8K18826XF-type: SAJASC05T9FDU48674 to SAJAA05M8FPU54804XJ-type: SAJAJ22H5F8V76484 to SAJAA2687F8V78814
What is the risk?
- null If the front end accessory drive belt or steering pump becomes loose or detaches, the vehicle may lose power. This will lead to difficulty in steering and could increase the risk of a road accident. If the battery cable fixing is loose, arching may occur and this could increase the risk of a fire under the bonnet.Incidents reported.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 23/10/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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