EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Lamborghini “Aventador” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00750/21
Summary
The hood hinge could be defective and may not hold the hood closed as designed while the vehicle is in motion. As a result, the hood may flip open without warning and could fully detach from the vehicle, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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Product
Passenger car — Lamborghini
- Brand
- Lamborghini
- Name / model
- Aventador · e3*KS07/46*0075*, Type: 834
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 31 March 2017 and 15 January 2021.
What is the risk?
- The hood hinge could be defective and may not hold the hood closed as designed while the vehicle is in motion. As a result, the hood may flip open without warning and could fully detach from the vehicle, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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