EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Bus Evobus “Setra S431 DT, S516 HD/2” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0960/19
Summary
On the top deck of double-decker vehicles the first two-seater row after the single seat is not equipped with safety belts. In the event of an accident there is a higher risk of injury because passengers not wearing a seat belt are no longer restrained by seats in front of them and may thus injure other passengers.
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Product
Bus — Evobus
- Brand
- Evobus
- Name / model
- Setra S431 DT, S516 HD/2 · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0013, e1*2007/46*1133; types: 410 01, 410 02
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Bus under recall code: 68.74U19042A
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between April 2016 and May 2017. Recall code: 68.74U19042A
What is the risk?
- On the top deck of double-decker vehicles the first two-seater row after the single seat is not equipped with safety belts. In the event of an accident there is a higher risk of injury because passengers not wearing a seat belt are no longer restrained by seats in front of them and may thus injure other passengers.
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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