EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mitsubishi “Outlander” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1753/14
Summary
null For cars not equipped with ACC/FCM (Active Cruise Control / Forward Collision Mitigation system), the HMSL (High Mounted Stop Light) might permanently glow slightly when the lights are on. This potentially may lead to a road accident. For cars equipped with ACC/FCM, on the other hand, there is a risk that a malfunction in the stop light circuit will not be detected, causing a potential risk of incorrect…
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Product
Passenger car — Mitsubishi
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Name / model
- Outlander · GF6W, GF7W
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car with tow bar (mechanical coupling device) as original equipment.
- Production dates: Model year: 2014
What is the risk?
- null For cars not equipped with ACC/FCM (Active Cruise Control / Forward Collision Mitigation system), the HMSL (High Mounted Stop Light) might permanently glow slightly when the lights are on. This potentially may lead to a road accident. For cars equipped with ACC/FCM, on the other hand, there is a risk that a malfunction in the stop light circuit will not be detected, causing a potential risk of incorrect functioning of the ASC system, which may lead to a road accident.
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: 16/10/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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