EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Agricultural tractor CLAAS “Scorpion” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00760/20
Summary
A faulty adjustment of the steering column height may lead to a failure of the steering function. Such a failure would directly result in an increased risk of accident.
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Product
Agricultural tractor — CLAAS
- Brand
- CLAAS
- Name / model
- Scorpion · Model: LT1, Type-approval number: e1*167/2013*00080
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Agricultural tractor
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were manufactured between 13 July 2017 and 27 March 2020.
What is the risk?
- A faulty adjustment of the steering column height may lead to a failure of the steering function. Such a failure would directly result in an increased risk of accident.
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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