EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Land Rover “Range Rover, Range Rover Velar; Range Rover Sport, Defender” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01290/23
Summary
The coolant pump may malfunction and stop the coolant flow, causing the engine to overheat quickly and subsequently break an engine-mounted plastic elbow in the cooling circuit. Coolant can leak onto the turbocharger's heat shield, creating a risk of fire in the engine compartment. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of…
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Product
Passenger car — Land Rover
- Brand
- Land Rover
- Name / model
- Range Rover, Range Rover Velar; Range Rover Sport, Defender · e5*2007/46*0092*06; e5*2007/46*1057*06; e5*2007/46*0092*05; e11*2007/46*0649*22; e11*2007/46*0649*19; e5*2007/46*1053*01; e5*2007/46*1053*04; e11*2007/46*0649*23; e11*2007/46*0649*24, e5*2007/46*0092*07; e5*2007/46*1057*04; e11*2007/46*09
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car, models: Range Rover, Range Rover Velar; Range Rover Sport, Defender with Ingenium I4 2.0L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) engines
- Production dates: Land Rover Defender: 2021-2023Land Rover Range Rover Sport: 2018-2022Land Rover Range Rover Velar: 2021-2023Land Rover Range Rover: 2018-2022
What is the risk?
- The coolant pump may malfunction and stop the coolant flow, causing the engine to overheat quickly and subsequently break an engine-mounted plastic elbow in the cooling circuit. Coolant can leak onto the turbocharger's heat shield, creating a risk of fire in the engine compartment. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
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
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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