EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mitsubishi “ASX” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0900/13
Summary
null During the roof glass installation at the factory, the primer may not have been applied properly on the roof glass leading to insufficient chemical bonding between the primer and the glue in specific areas. The consequent insufficient adhesion force between the glass roof panel and the steel body could, in the worst case, result in the roof glass panel detaching from the steel roof panel.Two cases have been…
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Product
Passenger car — Mitsubishi
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Name / model
- ASX · GA1W, GA2W, GA6W
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Model year: 2011; production period until 27th March 2011.
What is the risk?
- null During the roof glass installation at the factory, the primer may not have been applied properly on the roof glass leading to insufficient chemical bonding between the primer and the glue in specific areas. The consequent insufficient adhesion force between the glass roof panel and the steel body could, in the worst case, result in the roof glass panel detaching from the steel roof panel.Two cases have been reported in Europe.
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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