EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Porsche “918 Spyder” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1342/14
Summary
null A drive unit component in the rear axle may have come from a batch which did not comply with the specification. There may be a change in the characteristics of the materials and a resultant deterioration in fatigue strength. Unsafe driving conditions therefore cannot be ruled out.
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Product
Passenger car — Porsche
- Brand
- Porsche
- Name / model
- 918 Spyder · EC type approval: e13*KS07/46*0014*03
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: The vehicles affected are those manufactured from 10 April 2014 to 18 June 2014.
What is the risk?
- null A drive unit component in the rear axle may have come from a batch which did not comply with the specification. There may be a change in the characteristics of the materials and a resultant deterioration in fatigue strength. Unsafe driving conditions therefore cannot be ruled out.
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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