EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Safety Belts BWD — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0401/19
Summary
The seatbelts do not comply with the type approval and the buckle is not sufficiently strong. The buckle can break in the event of impact caused by a crash. As a consequence, users could suffer injuries.The product does not comply with the relevant standard UNECE R16.
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Product
Safety Belts — BWD
- Brand
- BWD
- Name / model
- E4-16R-0643460, E4-16R-0643461, E4-16R-0643462, E4-16R-0644422, E4-16R-0644463, E4-16R-0644470, E4-16R-0645463; , Type-approval numbers: E4-16R-040053, E4-16R-0434208, E4-16R-0436201, E4-16R-0436202, E4-16R-0436203, E4-16R-0436311, E4-16R-0641300, E4-16R-0641373, E4-16R-0642270, , Types: BWD-A2,BWD-
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Two-point belt fitted with retractor, three-point belt fitted with retractor, lap belt fitted with retractor, special type belt.
- Production dates: Seat belts manufactured between 2008 and 2018.
What is the risk?
- The seatbelts do not comply with the type approval and the buckle is not sufficiently strong. The buckle can break in the event of impact caused by a crash. As a consequence, users could suffer injuries.The product does not comply with the relevant standard UNECE R16.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 04/10/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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