EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Grand C-Max Ford — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0207/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because it is possible that the seat latch mechanism can be damaged if the seat back is repeatedly slammed to a folded position. If significant damage has occurred there is a possibility that the seat can be forced to a reclined position without lifting the release lever.
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Product
Passenger car Grand C-Max — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Passengers’ cars, model Grand C-Max (Recall Ref: 1U365)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- The recall concerns vehicles produced in Valencia (Spain) between 01.03.2010 and 14.01.2011.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because it is possible that the seat latch mechanism can be damaged if the seat back is repeatedly slammed to a folded position. If significant damage has occurred there is a possibility that the seat can be forced to a reclined position without lifting the release lever.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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