EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Lorry Man “TGL, TGM, TGS, TGX” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1062/18
Summary
The nuts on the spring clamps may be insufficiently hardened. This may lead to a loss of pre-tension force in the screw connection and subsequent breaking of the spring clamps. In the event of the spring clamp breaking, the axle would no longer be safely lifted. The resulting unstable driving behaviour of the vehicle poses the risk of an accident.
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Product
Lorry — Man
- Brand
- Man
- Name / model
- TGL, TGM, TGS, TGX · various
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Lorry
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between June 1999 and April 2018.
What is the risk?
- The nuts on the spring clamps may be insufficiently hardened. This may lead to a loss of pre-tension force in the screw connection and subsequent breaking of the spring clamps. In the event of the spring clamp breaking, the axle would no longer be safely lifted. The resulting unstable driving behaviour of the vehicle poses the risk of an 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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