The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries as, due to an incorrect heat treatment process carried out by the supplier of the inner tubes for front forks on the affected motorcycles, there might be a defect in the front fork, which could cause the rider to fall.
Product: The recall affects 2009 model year motorcycles, equipped with front forks with specific production dates, as mentioned in the attached form.
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 2009
120 of the 144 motor vehicle alerts published in 2009 concerned the same risk.
| 1669/09 25 Dec 2009 | Opel |
| 1683/09 25 Dec 2009 | Volvo |
| 1600/09 11 Dec 2009 | Polaris |
| 1562/09 4 Dec 2009 | Jaguar |
| 1549/09 27 Nov 2009 | Peugeot |
| 1550/09 27 Nov 2009 | Fiat |
| 1484/09 20 Nov 2009 | Honda |
| 1501/09 20 Nov 2009 | Renault |
Who notified alerts in 2009
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 58 |
| Germany | 41 |
| Spain | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 8 |
| Poland | 8 |
| Portugal | 6 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2009
More KTM alerts
40 EU Safety Gate alerts for KTM since 2007; the most were issued in 2007 (6).
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