EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Opel/Vauxhall “Meriva” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1177/15
Summary
null It is possible that the steel cable for attaching the seat-belt tensioner on the outer side of the seat may suffer fatigue if used for a long time with the seat in certain positions. As a consequence, the steel cable could snap in the event of an accident, thus increasing the risk of injury to the person wearing the seat-belt.
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Product
Passenger car — Opel/Vauxhall
- Brand
- Opel/Vauxhall
- Name / model
- Meriva · Type: S-D, EC type-approval: e4*2007/46*0165*00 to *12 e4*2007/46*0271*06 and *07
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were built between 2009 and 2015.
What is the risk?
- null It is possible that the steel cable for attaching the seat-belt tensioner on the outer side of the seat may suffer fatigue if used for a long time with the seat in certain positions. As a consequence, the steel cable could snap in the event of an accident, thus increasing the risk of injury to the person wearing the seat-belt.
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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