EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "SUBARU Justy" Suzuki — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0130/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because, due to possible defects in the coating of the front shock-absorber unit, the brackets holding the stub-axles in place could yield to corrosion. As this corrosion progresses, it is possible that the stub axles could work themselves loose.
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 "SUBARU Justy" — Suzuki
- Brand
- Suzuki
- Name / model
- Vehicle type MS, EC type-approval e6*93/81*0028*00 -01 and e6*98/14*0028*02
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1997 and 2002 and have a vehicle identification number in the range: TSMMS*35S00316394 to TSMMS*35S00907700. All vehicle owners will be notified and dealers will provide information on the measure, code 201009.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because, due to possible defects in the coating of the front shock-absorber unit, the brackets holding the stub-axles in place could yield to corrosion. As this corrosion progresses, it is possible that the stub axles could work themselves loose.
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 ↗