EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car / pick-up truck Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler “Jeep: Renegade, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee Dodge: RAM Trucks, Viper, Durango, Challenger, Charger Chry” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1671/15
Summary
null The radio in the vehicle may have certain software security gaps that allow unauthorised access by third parties to a number of interconnected control systems in the vehicle. If these software security gaps were exploited by a third party for malicious purposes, a road accident could occur.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Passenger car / pick-up truck — Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler
- Brand
- Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler
- Name / model
- Jeep: Renegade, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee Dodge: RAM Trucks, Viper, Durango, Challenger, Charger Chry · EC type-approval: Individual approval.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car / pick-up truck.
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were manufactured between 18 September 2014 and 25 June 2015 (Jeep Renegade) and between 20 June 2012 and 23 July 2015 (Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge - various models).
What is the risk?
- null The radio in the vehicle may have certain software security gaps that allow unauthorised access by third parties to a number of interconnected control systems in the vehicle. If these software security gaps were exploited by a third party for malicious purposes, a road accident could occur.
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
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗