EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Audi “A8” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1527/13
Summary
null The glass sliding roof of vehicles affected may suddenly break, causing the monolayer safety glass to break up into small pieces. This could lead to a road accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Audi
- Brand
- Audi
- Name / model
- A8 · A8
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The recall affects vehicles manufactured between March and July 2013.
What is the risk?
- null The glass sliding roof of vehicles affected may suddenly break, causing the monolayer safety glass to break up into small pieces. This could lead to a road accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 04/10/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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