EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Taxi cab London Taxi Company (LTC) “Taxi cab TX4” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0809/14
Summary
null The Airbag ECU mounting bracket for vehicles with airbag is incorrectly positioned in the vehicle, this may result in the airbag not functioning correctly in a road traffic incident where the impact is higher than 10 mph (16 km/h).
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Product
Taxi cab — London Taxi Company (LTC)
- Brand
- London Taxi Company (LTC)
- Name / model
- Taxi cab TX4 · LJU97C7A89S000458 - JU97C7A0AS000197 (UK Vehicles), LJU97C7B79S000296 - LJU97C7B2AS000131 (Maltese Vehicles)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger motor vehicle - Taxi Cab
- Production dates: Models build between 23/9/09 - 13/5/10.
What is the risk?
- null The Airbag ECU mounting bracket for vehicles with airbag is incorrectly positioned in the vehicle, this may result in the airbag not functioning correctly in a road traffic incident where the impact is higher than 10 mph (16 km/h).
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: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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