EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle Opel “Vivaro-B” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0724/19
Summary
The handbrake cable and adjustment screw may be defective. This can impair the handbrake holding function, increasing the risk of an accident.
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HazardInjuries
Notified byGermany
Country of originFrance
Intended forConsumer
Product
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- Vivaro-B · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0575*21; e1*98/14*0170*42; e1*98/14*0170*43; Type: F7; X83
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle under Opel recall code: E18-180309.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between April 2018 and September 2018.
What is the risk?
- The handbrake cable and adjustment screw may be defective. This can impair the handbrake holding function, increasing the risk of an accident.
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
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