EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mitsubishi “ASX” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1203/18
Summary
The front deck is not waterproof and water can drop onto the wiper link. As a consequence, the wiper link ball joint may corrode and cause excessive wear of the resin part of the ball joint. The wiper link may detach itself and the windshield wipers may become inoperative.
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Product
Passenger car — Mitsubishi
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Name / model
- ASX · ASX (GA0W);EC-type approval number: e1*2007/46*0368*00; Model year: 2011 – 2015;
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Production period: from April 2010 to September 2014;
What is the risk?
- The front deck is not waterproof and water can drop onto the wiper link. As a consequence, the wiper link ball joint may corrode and cause excessive wear of the resin part of the ball joint. The wiper link may detach itself and the windshield wipers may become inoperative.
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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