EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Bus Evobus “S 411 HD, Tourismo RH-K, S 412 UL, S 417 TC, S 407 CC” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1861/14
Summary
null The defect only concerns vehicles in which the intermediate steering shaft was fitted as a replacement part. In the vehicles in question, the cover of the two sliding pieces of the intermediate steering shaft is not overlapping enough. The shallow cover can cause increased wear of the pinion near the cover, as the steering forces are applied to a reduced surface. In extreme cases, both sliding pieces can…
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Product
Bus — Evobus
- Brand
- Evobus
- Name / model
- S 411 HD, Tourismo RH-K, S 412 UL, S 417 TC, S 407 CC · Type: 629 01, 633 04, 632 07 Models: S 411 HD, Tourismo RH-K, S 412 UL, S 417 TC, S 407 CC EC type approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0007* e1*2007/46*0014* e1*2007/46*0132*
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Bus
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between June 2001 and October 2014. Information is provided by authorised dealers under code 42.25U09585.
What is the risk?
- null The defect only concerns vehicles in which the intermediate steering shaft was fitted as a replacement part. In the vehicles in question, the cover of the two sliding pieces of the intermediate steering shaft is not overlapping enough. The shallow cover can cause increased wear of the pinion near the cover, as the steering forces are applied to a reduced surface. In extreme cases, both sliding pieces can buckle/break off. When the fault occurs, the vehicle can no longer be steered.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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