EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Lexus “CT200h” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1634/19
Summary
Due to an error in the manufacturing process, micro-cracks may develop on the plating of the damper rod on the rear door, allowing the gas charged in the damper to leak. If a sufficient amount of gas leaks, the damper may fail to keep the back door open, increasing the risk of injury.
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Product
Passenger car — Lexus
- Brand
- Lexus
- Name / model
- CT200h · Type-approval number: e6*2007/46*0334; model code: ZWA10
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Lexus recall code: 19SMD102.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 29 January and 7 March 2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to an error in the manufacturing process, micro-cracks may develop on the plating of the damper rod on the rear door, allowing the gas charged in the damper to leak. If a sufficient amount of gas leaks, the damper may fail to keep the back door open, increasing the risk of injury.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory 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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