EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Opel “Insignia B” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0910/19
Summary
Defective sealing may cause an internal leakage on the brake master cylinder. This may increase the braking distance, possibly leading to an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- Insignia B · Type approval numbers: e8*2007/46*0264*00, e8*2007/46*0264*01; Model: Insignia B with 1.6l diesel engine and manual transmission.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Opel recall code: 19-C-031 (E181803131).
- Production dates: The affected vehicles are from model year: 2018.
What is the risk?
- Defective sealing may cause an internal leakage on the brake master cylinder. This may increase the braking distance, possibly leading to an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory 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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