EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Bus Evobus “Citaro” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0227/17
Summary
null A weakly designed universal joint connection may lead to fracture of the universal joint and to the joint shaft shearing off. This may lead to loss of drive from transmission and there is a risk that fragments of the joint shaft may end up on the road.
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Product
Bus — Evobus
- Brand
- Evobus
- Name / model
- Citaro · Type: 628 03;EC type-approval: e1*2007/46*0090
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Bus
- Production dates: Vehicles produced between February 2013 and October 2014 are affected.
What is the risk?
- null A weakly designed universal joint connection may lead to fracture of the universal joint and to the joint shaft shearing off. This may lead to loss of drive from transmission and there is a risk that fragments of the joint shaft may end up on the road.
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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