EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Van Ford “Transit Connect” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1698/12
Summary
null The pivot pin used to connect the driver and passenger side wiper arms to the wiper arm heads can become loose, causing the wiper arm to lose tension to the windshield and possibly allowing the arm to separate. If a wiper arm separates while driving, a loss of windshield wiper function could occur on that side, possibly reducing visibility and leading to the risk of an accident.
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Product
Van — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Transit Connect · e1*2007/46*0271*02
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Van.
- Production dates: Vehicles built between 01/06/2011 and 31-10-2011 with VIN's in the range: WF0GXXTTPGBJ33258 to WF0UXXTTPUBY78939.
What is the risk?
- null The pivot pin used to connect the driver and passenger side wiper arms to the wiper arm heads can become loose, causing the wiper arm to lose tension to the windshield and possibly allowing the arm to separate. If a wiper arm separates while driving, a loss of windshield wiper function could occur on that side, possibly reducing visibility and leading to the risk of an accident.
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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