EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Motorcycle Betamotor “ALP 4.0, M4” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0417/17
Summary
null Due to a problem during the production procedure, a plastic deformation of the fork tubes could occur during normal use which could cause them to break. As a consequence the driver could lose control over the motorcycle.
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Product
Motorcycle — Betamotor
- Brand
- Betamotor
- Name / model
- ALP 4.0, M4 · Type approval numbers: e1*92/61*0179*05, e1*92/61*0179*06 Type: T2
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Motorcycle
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between 29 May 2015 and 19 April 2016.
What is the risk?
- null Due to a problem during the production procedure, a plastic deformation of the fork tubes could occur during normal use which could cause them to break. As a consequence the driver could lose control over the motorcycle.
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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