EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Citroën “C4 Aircross” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1522/17
Summary
null Water can enter the vent mechanism for the front windscreen-wiper motor. This could result in the windscreen-wiper motor becoming completely blocked because of internal corrosion. Failure of the windscreen-wipers whilst driving in rain would lead to reduced visibility for the driver.
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Product
Passenger car — Citroën
- Brand
- Citroën
- Name / model
- C4 Aircross · e2*2007/46*0117*01, e2*2007/46*0117*02, e2*2007/46*0117*03, e2*2007/46*0117*04
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Manufactured from 25 November 2011 to 16 September 2014.
What is the risk?
- null Water can enter the vent mechanism for the front windscreen-wiper motor. This could result in the windscreen-wiper motor becoming completely blocked because of internal corrosion. Failure of the windscreen-wipers whilst driving in rain would lead to reduced visibility for the driver.
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: 19/10/2017
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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