EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Aston Martin “DB9, DBS, Vanquish & Virage” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0578/16
Summary
null When the front, right seat is operated to rearward position, the seat runner can compress the battery supply cable. If the cable is repeatedly compressed, the insulation of the electrical cable can be damaged and a short-circuit can occur between the cable and the runner, resulting in smoke in the vehicle cabin. The smoke could cause the driver to be distracted and increase the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Aston Martin
- Brand
- Aston Martin
- Name / model
- DB9, DBS, Vanquish & Virage
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Certain vehicles built between March 2007 and November 2015.
What is the risk?
- null When the front, right seat is operated to rearward position, the seat runner can compress the battery supply cable. If the cable is repeatedly compressed, the insulation of the electrical cable can be damaged and a short-circuit can occur between the cable and the runner, resulting in smoke in the vehicle cabin. The smoke could cause the driver to be distracted and increase 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: 11/04/2016
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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