The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because the pivot bolts holding the rear suspension onto the frame can become loose causing the rear swing arm to detach from the chassis. As a consequence, riders can lose control of vehicle.
Product: This recall involves all model year 2006-2008 MXU 500 ATVs, with serial numbers from RFBL7000062200101 to RFBL7001072200222.
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 importer.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 Kymco alerts
2 EU Safety Gate alerts for Kymco since 2008; the most were issued in 2008 (1).
| 0567/09 Injuries | May 2009 |