EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Pick-up truck Ford “Ranger” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0679/18
Summary
The vehicles may have been fitted with a defective airbag initiator. This may prevent the side airbag deploying in the event of an accident.
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HazardInjuries
Notified byUnited Kingdom
Country of originSouth Africa
Intended forConsumer
Product
Pick-up truck — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Ranger · Type Approval Number: E11*2007/46*0154*12
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Pick-up truck
- Production dates: Vehicles built between 07/10/2016 and 17/11/2016 are affected.
What is the risk?
- The vehicles may have been fitted with a defective airbag initiator. This may prevent the side airbag deploying in the event 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: 27/04/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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