EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Jeep “Cherokee, Liberty” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0812/18
Summary
There is an internal fault in the control module for the occupant restraint controller. In the event of an accident involving a rear-end collision, this may lead to the active head restraints not being triggered.
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Product
Passenger car — Jeep
- Brand
- Jeep
- Name / model
- Cherokee, Liberty · Type: K1 / KK
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were produced between 19 June 2011 and 31 December 2013.
What is the risk?
- There is an internal fault in the control module for the occupant restraint controller. In the event of an accident involving a rear-end collision, this may lead to the active head restraints not being triggered.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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