EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Jeep “Grand Cherokee” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00678/21
Summary
Cracks may form in the EGR cooler. This could increase the risk of the vehicle catching fire.
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HazardFire
Notified byGermany
Country of originUnited States
Intended forConsumer
Product
Passenger car — Jeep
- Brand
- Jeep
- Name / model
- Grand Cherokee · Individual approval
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 19 December 2012 and 17 January 2019.
What is the risk?
- Cracks may form in the EGR cooler. This could increase the risk of the vehicle catching fire.
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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