EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Nissan “NV200, e-NV200 and X-Trail” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0509/16
Summary
null The outer tube of the gas strut for the rear door may corrode and crack, resulting in the loss of the pressurized gas inside the gas strut. The gas strut would consequently be unable to support the opening of the rear door and could detach from the vehicle during operation of the rear door.
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Product
Passenger car — Nissan
- Brand
- Nissan
- Name / model
- NV200, e-NV200 and X-Trail · NV200 (M20), e-NV200 (MEO) and X-Trail (T32)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Model year: NV200 (M20) 2009-2016; e-NV200 (MEO) 2014-2016; X-Trail (T32) 2014-2016
What is the risk?
- null The outer tube of the gas strut for the rear door may corrode and crack, resulting in the loss of the pressurized gas inside the gas strut. The gas strut would consequently be unable to support the opening of the rear door and could detach from the vehicle during operation of the rear door.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 14/04/2016
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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