EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Opel “Corsa” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0103/15
Summary
null There is a possibility that the steering knuckles could break after long use. Breakage of a steering knuckle could, depending on where the breakage took place, lead to a loss of steering control.
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Product
Passenger car — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- Corsa · Corsa-DType: S-DEG-Type approval number: e1*2001/116*0379*27; e1*2001/116*0379*28e1*2007/46*0505*07; e1*2007/46*0505*08e50*2007/46*0055*04
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Vehicles affected: End of April 2014 to start of June 2014.
What is the risk?
- null There is a possibility that the steering knuckles could break after long use. Breakage of a steering knuckle could, depending on where the breakage took place, lead to a loss of steering control.
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: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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