EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Smart “Forfour” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0766/16
Summary
null The anchorage for the rear seat backrest may not be sufficiently resistant. In the event of a head-on crash, heavy objects in the boot may put stress on the rear seat backrest, the anchorage could detach from the body and the backrest could fold forward. This may cause objects in the boot to hit the passengers or passengers could be injured by the folding backrest seat.
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Product
Passenger car — Smart
- Brand
- Smart
- Name / model
- Forfour · Type: 451, EC type-approval: e1*2001/116*0413*23-27;
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Vehicles produced between September 2014 and December 2015 are affected.
What is the risk?
- null The anchorage for the rear seat backrest may not be sufficiently resistant. In the event of a head-on crash, heavy objects in the boot may put stress on the rear seat backrest, the anchorage could detach from the body and the backrest could fold forward. This may cause objects in the boot to hit the passengers or passengers could be injured by the folding backrest seat.
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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