EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Motorcycle Honda “CBR1000STL/SPL” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01454/20
Summary
Due to inappropriate tightening torque settings, the gear change pivot bolt may loosen when a strong up-shifting is applied. During continued use, the bolt will break and the change pedal will come off, making it impossible to change gear and thus leading to increased risk of an accident.
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Product
Motorcycle — Honda
- Brand
- Honda
- Name / model
- CBR1000STL/SPL · e4*168/2013*00126*00
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model Year: 2020.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 17 December 2019 and 2 August 2020.
What is the risk?
- Due to inappropriate tightening torque settings, the gear change pivot bolt may loosen when a strong up-shifting is applied. During continued use, the bolt will break and the change pedal will come off, making it impossible to change gear and thus leading to increased risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory 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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