EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Vehicle component Jost “KLK HE 1200-22; KLK HE 1300-22” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0178/19
Summary
Owing to a defect in the continuous steel casting process, the ball-bearing turntables may break. Consequently, the connection to the lower turntable of a trailer may be lost, which could lead to an accident.
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Product
Vehicle component — Jost
- Brand
- Jost
- Name / model
- KLK HE 1200-22; KLK HE 1300-22
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Vehicle part (ball-bearing turntables used to connect trailers) .
- Production dates: Period of manufacture: December 2016 to 16.11.2018.
- Recall information: https://www.jost-klk.com/en
What is the risk?
- Owing to a defect in the continuous steel casting process, the ball-bearing turntables may break. Consequently, the connection to the lower turntable of a trailer may be lost, which could lead to 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: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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