EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "Outlander" Mitsubishi — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0928/12
Summary
null There is a possibility that the parking brake cable might not have been properly hooked inside the brake shoe lever during vehicle assembly. As a result, there is a risk that the cable can suddenly become loose during transport/use of the car, leading to loss of parking (emergency) brake function.
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Product
Passenger car "Outlander" — Mitsubishi
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Name / model
- Type: CWB, model:, EC type approval: e1*2001/116*0482. The vehicles concerned by the recall were built in 2011.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null There is a possibility that the parking brake cable might not have been properly hooked inside the brake shoe lever during vehicle assembly. As a result, there is a risk that the cable can suddenly become loose during transport/use of the car, leading to loss of parking (emergency) brake function.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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