EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Land Rover “Range Rover, Range Rover Sport” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01420/20
Summary
The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) crossover pipe may not have been manufactured according to the specification and can crack, allowing the escape of high temperature exhaust gas.Consequently, the escaped gas can come into contact with the plastic Variable Camshaft Timing cap and melt it, allowing liquid oil to be exposed to hot exhaust gas, increasing the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Land Rover
- Brand
- Land Rover
- Name / model
- Range Rover, Range Rover Sport · e5*2007/46*1053 - Range Rover, e5*2007/46*1056 - Range Rover Sport
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Vehicles equipped with I6 3.0L 6-cylinder diesel engine; model year 2021
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 27 August and 29 September 2020.
What is the risk?
- The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) crossover pipe may not have been manufactured according to the specification and can crack, allowing the escape of high temperature exhaust gas.Consequently, the escaped gas can come into contact with the plastic Variable Camshaft Timing cap and melt it, allowing liquid oil to be exposed to hot exhaust gas, increasing the risk of 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: 15/10/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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