EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passengers’ cars Opel “Meriva” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0649/13
Summary
null Heat treatment of steering rack was not applied correctly during manufacturing. Rack of steering gear may break under high load.
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HazardInjuries
Notified byGreece
Country of originSpain
Intended forConsumer
Product
Passengers’ cars — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- Meriva · Model Meriva (13-C-027)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- The recall concerns 2013 model year Meriva vehicles, with VINs from D 4 066112 to D 4 112133 (factory: Zaragoza, Spain).
- Production dates: .
What is the risk?
- null Heat treatment of steering rack was not applied correctly during manufacturing. Rack of steering gear may break under high load.
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: 23/05/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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