The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because the parking brake cable in the vehicles is not according to the specification. When the parking brake is activated there is a risk of deformation of the cables. In this situation the effectiveness of the parking brake could be reduced or lost. The vehicle may start rolling and possibly hit a pedestrian causing personal injury.
Product: SAAB 9-3, 2008-model vehicles are affected.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other injuries alerts in 2008
122 of the 167 motor vehicle alerts published in 2008 concerned the same risk.
| 1500/08 26 Dec 2008 | Porsche |
| 1506/08 26 Dec 2008 | Triumph |
| 1507/08 26 Dec 2008 | Fiat |
| 1508/08 26 Dec 2008 | Fiat |
| 1490/08 19 Dec 2008 | Volkswagen |
| 1389/08 5 Dec 2008 | Volkswagen |
| 1407/08 5 Dec 2008 | OPEL |
| 1417/08 5 Dec 2008 | RENAULT |
Who notified alerts in 2008
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 64 |
| Germany | 43 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Poland | 13 |
| Sweden | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2008
More Saab alerts
5 EU Safety Gate alerts for Saab since 2008; the most were issued in 2008 (2).
| 1087/11 Fire | Oct 2011 |
| 1738/10 Injuries | Nov 2010 |
| 1737/10 Injuries | Nov 2010 |
| 1419/08 Fire | Dec 2008 |