EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volvo “S80 - V70 - XC70 - XC60 - S80L - S60 - V60 - S60L - V60CC - S60CC” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00990/20
Summary
The tensile strength of the steel of the safety belt's fixing cable may decrease with time.Consequently, the protective/restraining effect of the safety belts could decrease, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- S80 - V70 - XC70 - XC60 - S80L - S60 - V60 - S60L - V60CC - S60CC · e9*2001/116*0057*00 – e9*2001/116*0057*31- e9*2001/116*0065*00 – e9*2001/116*0065*28 - e9*2001/116*0065*00 – e9*2001/116*0065*28 - e9*2001/116*0068*00 – e9*2001/116*0068*26, e9*2007/46*0023*00 – e9*2007/46*0023*27 - e9*2007/46*0023*
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Between 2007 and 2020
What is the risk?
- The tensile strength of the steel of the safety belt's fixing cable may decrease with time.Consequently, the protective/restraining effect of the safety belts could decrease, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 01/07/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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