EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Motor vehicle part Lemförder “Central track rod” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1771/19
Summary
Due to a manufacturing error, the track rod might detach. Consequently, the vehicle’s steerability may be adversely affected, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Motor vehicle part — Lemförder
- Brand
- Lemförder
- Name / model
- Central track rod · - Alpina B10 E39 Kombi:KTYPNR:14806KTYPNR:11727 / KBA Nr: 7656 / 301KTYPNR:14808 / KBA Nr: 7656 / 303, - BMW 5er E39 TouringKTYPNR:7748 / KBA Nr: 0005 / 606, - BMW 5er E39:KTYPNR:5545 / KBA Nr: 0005 / 571KTYPNR:13088 / KBA Nr: 0005 / 634KTYPNR:5404 / KBA Nr: 0005 / 572, 0005 / 61
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Central track rod for BMW E39 passenger cars.
- Production dates: Batch Numbers: 0118-0218 and 0119-0519The affected pieces were manufactured between 1 January 2018 and 31 may 2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to a manufacturing error, the track rod might detach. Consequently, the vehicle’s steerability may be adversely affected, increasing 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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