The risk
Risk of injury. One of the supporting hinges can fall out as a result of wear and the front wheel in question can no longer be driven; this makes the car largely unmanoeuvrable.
Product: “Smart” motor vehicles (Smart fortwo, smart fortwo cabrio - previously smart city-coupé, smart cabrio), manufactured between 1998 and 2000 (MC01, EC type approval: e1*96/79*0080*00 to e1*98/15*0080*12).
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Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary recall from consumers and corrective actions.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other injuries alerts in 2005
43 of the 52 motor vehicle alerts published in 2005 concerned the same risk.
| 0694/05 30 Dec 2005 | Vehicle type S 85Description: The vehicles concerned were manufactured in the period 1994–2004 and have vehicle identification numbers in the following ranges: |
| 0650/05 16 Dec 2005 | EC type approval:e1*2001/116*0290*01,e1*2001/116*0291*01and e1*2001/116*0292*01.Description: The vehicles affected are those in which the wheel bearings with ma |
| 0651/05 16 Dec 2005 | Hilux; 4Runner; Vehicles built between 31 August 1988 and 28 June 1996 |
| 0611/05 2 Dec 2005 | S80 and XC 90 with 6-cylinder engine, manufactured as Model Year 2005 and 2006 |
| 0627/05 2 Dec 2005 | All types of 307 Berlina. Vehicles with the following serial numbers: 83921144 to 84047873 and production dates from November 2004 to March 2005 |
| 0567/05 4 Nov 2005 | XRX 125; EC type approval e9*2002/24*0008 |
| 0569/05 4 Nov 2005 | Car vehicle "Peugeot Partner"Type/model: Vehicles built from June 1999 to September 2003 with serial numbers 6024 |
| 0541/05 7 Oct 2005 | A6 produced from July 2004) |
Who notified alerts in 2005
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 13 |
| Greece | 12 |
| Spain | 10 |
| Ireland | 7 |
| Poland | 6 |
| Sweden | 1 |
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