EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Jeep “Cherokee” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1751/19
Summary
The airbag control device may lose its connection to the connected accelerometers. This could reduce the effectiveness of the airbag system, leading to delayed airbag deployment or airbag failure.
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Product
Passenger car — Jeep
- Brand
- Jeep
- Name / model
- Cherokee · Type-approval number: e4*2007/46*0783*11; type: KL
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Jeep recall code: V63.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 28 July 2018 and 20 September 2018.
What is the risk?
- The airbag control device may lose its connection to the connected accelerometers. This could reduce the effectiveness of the airbag system, leading to delayed airbag deployment or airbag failure.
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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