EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Motorcycles Yamaha “YZF-R3, MT-03” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0836/19
Summary
The handbrake lever may be defective and could break. This may result in loss of control over the vehicle, leading to an accident.
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HazardInjuries
Notified byGermany
Country of originGermany
Intended forConsumer
Product
Motorcycles — Yamaha
- Brand
- Yamaha
- Name / model
- YZF-R3, MT-03 · Type approval number: e13*168/2013*00164; type: RH12
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Motorcycles under Yamaha recall codes YZF-R3/A and MT03/A.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured in 2019.
What is the risk?
- The handbrake lever may be defective and could break. This may result in loss of control over the vehicle, leading to 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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