EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Skoda “Octavia” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1631/19
Summary
Due to an error in the manufacturing process, the seals on the rear side windows may become loose. As a consequence, the side windows may become detached and fall onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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Product
Passenger car — Skoda
- Brand
- Skoda
- Name / model
- Octavia · Type-approval numbers: e11*2007/46*0243*, e8*2007/46*0318*; type: 5E
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Skoda recall code: 64F4.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 12 and 20 August 2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to an error in the manufacturing process, the seals on the rear side windows may become loose. As a consequence, the side windows may become detached and fall onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory 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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