FCA Australia Pty Ltd has issued a recall on vehicle recovery straps supplied with 2014 – 2018 (KL) Jeep Cherokee Trailhawks due to failure to meet legislative labelling requirements. 

The Recall Notice on the ACCC Product Safety Australia website states that ‘The vehicle recovery strap does not comply with the labelling requirements of the Consumer Goods (Motor Vehicle Recovery Straps) Safety Standard 2017 or the Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Motor Vehicle Recovery Straps) Regulations 2010 (Cth)’.

The notice states that this is a hazard as ‘The absence of suitable warnings or information on the strap's labelling could result in consumers using the strap in an unsafe manner.’

Consumers are warned to stop using the product immediately.

Further information can be found on the ACCC Product Safety Australia website at  - https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/fca-australia-pty-ltd-vehicle-recovery-strap-supplied-with-2014-2018-kl-jeep-cherokee-trailhawk