EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Subaru “Impreza, Forester, WRX STI, XV” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0822/19
Summary
The brake light switch may be defective. This can cause the brake lights to fail, increasing the risk of an accident.
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HazardInjuries
Notified byGermany
Country of originJapan
Intended forConsumer
Product
Passenger car — Subaru
- Brand
- Subaru
- Name / model
- Impreza, Forester, WRX STI, XV · Type-approval numbers:e13* 2007/46*1305*02 -*06,e1*2001/116*0438*01 -*10,e1*2007/46*0597*01 -*08;types SJ, G3, G4
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Subaru recall code: SRT270 (201907 recall code for Germany).
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between April 2007 and March 2017.
What is the risk?
- The brake light switch may be defective. This can cause the brake lights to fail, 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
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