EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Jeep, Dodge “Grand Cherokee, Durango” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1105/15
Summary
null The rear suspension lower control arms on the vehicles concerned may have been incorrectly heat treated during the manufacturing process. This could cause the rear suspension lower control arm to break. A broken rear suspension lower control arm(s), during certain driving conditions, could cause a loss of vehicle control and/or a crash.
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Product
Passenger car — Jeep, Dodge
- Brand
- Jeep, Dodge
- Name / model
- Grand Cherokee, Durango · Dodge: type: WD, Jeep: type: WK; EC type-approval: e4*2007/46*0186*15;
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were manufactured in 2015.
What is the risk?
- null The rear suspension lower control arms on the vehicles concerned may have been incorrectly heat treated during the manufacturing process. This could cause the rear suspension lower control arm to break. A broken rear suspension lower control arm(s), during certain driving conditions, could cause a loss of vehicle control and/or a crash.
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: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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