EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Pickup truck Jeep “Gladiator” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00138/20
Summary
The drive shaft (cardan shaft) may become damaged and break due to insufficient lubrication. This can lead to a sudden loss of driving power, increasing the risk of an accident. Furthermore, parts could fall onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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Product
Pickup truck — Jeep
- Brand
- Jeep
- Name / model
- Gladiator · Type-approval number: Individual approval
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Pickup truck under Jeep recall code: V95
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 15 December 2018 and 10 September 2019.
What is the risk?
- The drive shaft (cardan shaft) may become damaged and break due to insufficient lubrication. This can lead to a sudden loss of driving power, increasing the risk of an accident. Furthermore, parts could fall onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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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