The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because, due to a process control issue, there is a potential risk of cracking in the wishbone forging area. The defect can cause the loss of vehicle front wheel suspension.
Product: Recalls include suspension wishbones with the following part numbers and date codes: TC857 & TC858 with date codes AK18B and AK39B. TC859 & TC860 with date codes AK33B and AK34B.The vehicles affected are: Citroen AX 1.4i; Citroen Saxo 1.4i VTS, 1.6i; Peugeot 106 1.3i, 1.4 XSI, 1.6i; Peugeot 1.4i Quicksilver; Citroen jumpy 2.oi; Citroen Synergie 1.8i, 1.9TD, 2.0i, 2.0 HDI and 2.1TD; Fiat Scudo 1.6i, 1.9D, 1.9TD; Fiat Ulysse 1.8i, 1.9TD, 2.oi and 2.1TD; Lancia Z 2.0i, 2.1TD; Peugeot 806 1.8i, 1.9TD, 2.0i and 2.1TD; Peugeot Expert 1.6i, 1.9D, 1.9TD, 2.0 HDI and 2.0i.
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Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the distributor.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