EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Suzuki “Jimny” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00955/21
Summary
Due to improper design, the lead wires in the driver and passenger side door harness could be damaged or cut by the repeated motion of opening and closing the doors. This may cause the curtain and side airbags to not deploy correctly in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of…
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 — Suzuki
- Brand
- Suzuki
- Name / model
- Jimny · e6*2007/46*0253*00
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Suzuki Jimny manufactured from start of production to 02.12.2020
- Production dates: From start of production to 2 December 2020
What is the risk?
- Due to improper design, the lead wires in the driver and passenger side door harness could be damaged or cut by the repeated motion of opening and closing the doors. This may cause the curtain and side airbags to not deploy correctly in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
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 ↗