EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Jeep “Cherokee” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0435/16
Summary
null Water may penetrate the cable connectors of the electric control for the rear door, which may cause a fire, even after the engine has been switched off.
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Product
Passenger car — Jeep
- Brand
- Jeep
- Name / model
- Cherokee · Type: KL; EC type-approval: e4*2007/46*0783*01
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Model year 2016.
What is the risk?
- null Water may penetrate the cable connectors of the electric control for the rear door, which may cause a fire, even after the engine has been switched off.
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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