EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "Corvette" Chevrolet — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0566/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because repeated movements of the steering column could cause the transmission of signals to be interrupted, resulting in automatic activation of the brakes on one side, causing the car to swerve which could lead to an accident.
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Product
Passenger car "Corvette" — Chevrolet
- Brand
- Chevrolet
- Name / model
- EC Type approval: e13*2001/116*0150*00, Type GMX-245
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- 2005 – 2006 models with VINs in the following ranges: 2005 55100001 – 55137341 2006 65100001 – 65115536.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because repeated movements of the steering column could cause the transmission of signals to be interrupted, resulting in automatic activation of the brakes on one side, causing the car to swerve which could lead to an accident.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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