EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Lorry Man “TGS, TGX” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1517/17
Summary
null The ball joint of the control drive shaft may not be correctly riveted and therefore the cardan joint can deviate to the side when the rivet comes loose. This can result in the impairment of the steering function in the form of the steering catching or being blocked.
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Product
Lorry — Man
- Brand
- Man
- Name / model
- TGS, TGX · Type approval numbers: e4*2007/46*0235*24, 25, e4*2007/46*0234*25, 25, e4*2007/46*0232*25, e4*2007/46*0231*25, 26, e4*2007/46*0230*25, 26, e4*2007/46*0229*25, 26, 14 Types: L.2007.46.007, L.2007......
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Lorry
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between December 2016 and September 2017.
What is the risk?
- null The ball joint of the control drive shaft may not be correctly riveted and therefore the cardan joint can deviate to the side when the rivet comes loose. This can result in the impairment of the steering function in the form of the steering catching or being blocked.
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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