EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Nissan “Qashqai” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1887/14
Summary
null The bolted joints fixing the tow-bar kit to the chassis of the vehicle may loosen under specific towing conditions. This is due to non-removal of vehicle under-body wax and/or insufficient torque applied to the bolted joints. In an extreme situation, where the vehicle continues to be driven with loose bolted joints under specific towing conditions, the tow-bar kit may detach from the vehicle.
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Product
Passenger car — Nissan
- Brand
- Nissan
- Name / model
- Qashqai · Model: Qashqai (J11).Type Approval No. e11*2007/46*0963*00.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: The recall concerns vehicles, produced from 19/07/2013 to 17/10/2014 and supplied with a Thule/SK tow bar.
What is the risk?
- null The bolted joints fixing the tow-bar kit to the chassis of the vehicle may loosen under specific towing conditions. This is due to non-removal of vehicle under-body wax and/or insufficient torque applied to the bolted joints. In an extreme situation, where the vehicle continues to be driven with loose bolted joints under specific towing conditions, the tow-bar kit may detach from the vehicle.
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: 17/11/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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