EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Jeep “Compass” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1657/17
Summary
null The User’s Guide contains incorrect information regarding the jump start procedure, depicting the battery terminals with reversed polarity in the battery terminal graphic. This could lead to an electric shock.
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Product
Passenger car — Jeep
- Brand
- Jeep
- Name / model
- Compass · Individual type approval; Type: MP
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were manufactured between 17 October 2016 and 28 April 2017
What is the risk?
- null The User’s Guide contains incorrect information regarding the jump start procedure, depicting the battery terminals with reversed polarity in the battery terminal graphic. This could lead to an electric shock.
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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