EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Skoda “Superb” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1894/19
Summary
Due to an error in configuring the function monitoring device in the Body Control Module (BCM), a failure of the LED turn signals at the front is not always detected. The mandatory warning (acoustic/optical) does not occur in these cases. As a result, the driver will not be notified of possible failure of the direction indicators, increasing the risk of an accident.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Passenger car — Skoda
- Brand
- Skoda
- Name / model
- Superb · Type-approval numbers: e11 * 2001/116 * 0326 *…, e11 * 2007/46 * 0014 * …, type: 3T
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Skoda recall code: 97DR.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2013 and 2015.
What is the risk?
- Due to an error in configuring the function monitoring device in the Body Control Module (BCM), a failure of the LED turn signals at the front is not always detected. The mandatory warning (acoustic/optical) does not occur in these cases. As a result, the driver will not be notified of possible failure of the direction indicators, increasing the risk of an accident.
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
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗