EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volvo “S60, S80, V60, V70, XC60 and XC70” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1823/13
Summary
null Early wear on the belt tensioner may lead to the auxiliary belt slipping off the tensioner. Should this happen, it may lead, without any prior warning, to loss of drive resulting in immobility of the vehicle and loss of power steering assistance.
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Product
Passenger car — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- S60, S80, V60, V70, XC60 and XC70 · S60, S80, V60, V70, XC60 and XC70
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Model year 2011
What is the risk?
- null Early wear on the belt tensioner may lead to the auxiliary belt slipping off the tensioner. Should this happen, it may lead, without any prior warning, to loss of drive resulting in immobility of the vehicle and loss of power steering assistance.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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