EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Cadillac, Chevrolet “CTS, SRX” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1315/14
Summary
null The ignition key may unintentionally move away from the "run" position. If this occurs, engine power, power steering and power braking may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash. The timing of the key movement out of the "run" position, relative to the activation of the sensing algorithm of the crash event, may result in the airbags not deploying, increasing the potential for occupant injury in certain…
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Product
Passenger car — Cadillac, Chevrolet
- Brand
- Cadillac, Chevrolet
- Name / model
- CTS, SRX · types: GMX320, GMX322, GMT265, "N" Carmodels: CTS, SRX, DTS (Cadillac), Alero (Chevrolet);type-approval numbers: e13*2001/116*0086*01-*09 (CTS), e13*2001/116*0260*00-*03 and *05-*11 (CTS) , .....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- The vehicles affected were manufactured between 1999 and 2014. The dealers are providing information about the measure under code number 140902EU.
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were manufactured between 2001 and 2014.
What is the risk?
- null The ignition key may unintentionally move away from the "run" position. If this occurs, engine power, power steering and power braking may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash. The timing of the key movement out of the "run" position, relative to the activation of the sensing algorithm of the crash event, may result in the airbags not deploying, increasing the potential for occupant injury in certain kinds of crashes.
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: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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