EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Jeep “Wrangler” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0526/14
Summary
null The gearbox-oil cooler pipe may come into contact with the power steering return pipe. Prolonged contact between the two pipes may lead to a leak in the gearbox-oil cooler pipe. This may result in a substantial volume of oil being deposited on the road and the gears may stop working.
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Product
Passenger car — Jeep
- Brand
- Jeep
- Name / model
- Wrangler · EC type-approval number: e4*2001/116*0116* , Type: JK, Wrangler
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between June 2012 and February 2013
What is the risk?
- null The gearbox-oil cooler pipe may come into contact with the power steering return pipe. Prolonged contact between the two pipes may lead to a leak in the gearbox-oil cooler pipe. This may result in a substantial volume of oil being deposited on the road and the gears may stop working.
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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