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Originally Posted by mhillman
There is an official statement from Chrysler (below), which is a little ambiguous, but it means that the 'recovery hook' is for on-road use only. It is not suitable for off road recovery.
“ There is now a removable screw in tow eye in place of the front permanently mounted recovery hooks. The tow eye is included with the vehicle jack and is approved for vehicle assistance such as removing a vehicle from the roadside."
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The document I referred to is a Dodge Chrysler Jeep National Dealer Bulletin. No 10/2012
It may be sleight of word.....
For those that are interested it states (in part):
"All 2012MY and beyond Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles will no longer come equipped with the fixed front recovery tow hooks. This is due to the Pedestrian Protection requirements of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) rating system, and future potential Australian regulatory requirements (as are in place in Europe).
There is now a removable screw in tow eye in place of the front permanently mounted recovery hooks. The tow eye is included with the vehicle jack and is approved for use in vehicle recovery in off-road situations (as highlighted in the handbook). Refer below for installation instructions.
Note: the vehicle structure where the 2011MY tow hooks were installed has changed substantially; as a result it is not possible to retro-fit the 2011MY tow hooks onto a 2012MY vehicle."
For those that want the bulletin check out my previously posted link.
I agree with the comments the eye looks light, Jeep may be having a bet each way here hoping to put the fires out.
Taking the bulletin on its own - "approved for recovery in off-road situations" is clear.
Reading the handbook (I think Marc's info is from the handbook) and taking their example "removing a vehicle from the roadside" is contrary to general use of "off road" here in Aus (I reckon anyway).
Hmmmm