EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Motor vehicles Subaru “Legacy and Outback” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00592/20
Summary
The capacitors in the control unit of the electronic parking brake (EPB) may have an insufficient strength.They could fail while the vehicle is in use, causing the EPB to malfunction, leading to an unexpected trigger or release of the brakes and increasing the risk of accident.
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Product
Motor vehicles — Subaru
- Brand
- Subaru
- Name / model
- Legacy and Outback · e1*2007/46*0079***, e1*2007/46*0079***, e1*2007/46*0079***, e1*2007/46*0079*, e1*2007/46*0079*
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: 2010-2014
What is the risk?
- The capacitors in the control unit of the electronic parking brake (EPB) may have an insufficient strength.They could fail while the vehicle is in use, causing the EPB to malfunction, leading to an unexpected trigger or release of the brakes and increasing the risk of accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 06/09/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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