EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volvo “V60” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1958/19
Summary
Due to an error in the manufacturing process, the wheelbase is out of specification. As a result, the manoeuvrability of the vehicle can be impaired, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- V60 · VIN range: YV1ZWA8TCK2028757 to YV1ZW72VDK2340079
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Volvo recall code: R 69955.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 10/12/2018 and 18/04/2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to an error in the manufacturing process, the wheelbase is out of specification. As a result, the manoeuvrability of the vehicle can be impaired, increasing the risk 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: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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