EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mitsubishi “i-Car Petrol” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0039/19
Summary
There is a defect in the inflator of the passenger side airbag. Metal fragments may be released when the airbag is activated, which can cause injury to passengers.
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Product
Passenger car — Mitsubishi
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Name / model
- i-Car Petrol · Type approval number : 000/002/00189/4
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car. Company recall codes: R3035811, R3035821, R3035840
- Production dates: Specific vehicles built between 27/01/2006 and 13/11/2007
What is the risk?
- There is a defect in the inflator of the passenger side airbag. Metal fragments may be released when the airbag is activated, which can cause injury to passengers.
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: 10/12/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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