EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Seat “Alhambra” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00148/20
Summary
A condenser of the airbag control unit might have an insufficient thermal treatment. Consequently, the condenser might fail which could lead the airbag control unit to detect a non occurring frontal collision and trigger the airbags and seatbealt tensioners, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Seat
- Brand
- Seat
- Name / model
- Alhambra · Model year: 2015 (710*), 2016 (711*), e1*2007/46*0402*09, e1*2007/46*0402*11, e1*2007/46*0402*12
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Seat recall code 69Z6.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured from 16/01/2015 to 10/12/2015.VIN's: - from VSSZZZ7NZFV515214 to 525502; - from VSSZZZ7NZGV500011 to 716689.
What is the risk?
- A condenser of the airbag control unit might have an insufficient thermal treatment. Consequently, the condenser might fail which could lead the airbag control unit to detect a non occurring frontal collision and trigger the airbags and seatbealt tensioners, increasing the risk of 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: 20/01/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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