EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Lexus “GS” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1455/12
Summary
null The possibilityexists that the tow ball (under severe stress condition) might develop a crack. This may result in the detachable tow ball fracturing. Fracture of the detachable tow ball could release objects on the road, causing a risk of an accident and injuries to passengers of other cars or pedestrians.
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Product
Passenger car — Lexus
- Brand
- Lexus
- Name / model
- GS · Model numbers, production periods and VIN ranges are given in the <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2012-w39/2012-w39_17-vins.pdf">attached document</a>.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car with detachable towing hitch.
- Production dates: Unknown
What is the risk?
- null The possibilityexists that the tow ball (under severe stress condition) might develop a crack. This may result in the detachable tow ball fracturing. Fracture of the detachable tow ball could release objects on the road, causing a risk of an accident and injuries to passengers of other cars or pedestrians.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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