EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Bus Man “Skyliner, Cityliner, Tourliner” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0859/18
Summary
The base-plate screws for the trailer-coupling may become lose because of excessive thickness of the paint under the cross-member base-plate. As a consequence, when towing a trailer, the connection may fail.
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Product
Bus — Man
- Brand
- Man
- Name / model
- Skyliner, Cityliner, Tourliner · Various
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Bus
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between February 2013 and December 2017.
What is the risk?
- The base-plate screws for the trailer-coupling may become lose because of excessive thickness of the paint under the cross-member base-plate. As a consequence, when towing a trailer, the connection may fail.
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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