The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries as under extreme conditions the windscreen or roof may detach due to the paint application which failed to meet requirements because of partial adhesion problems that can arise between individual paint on the tridion cell (safety cell). This may cause the paint to bubble and flake on the outside of the Tridion cell; it also affects the bond with the roof and windscreen components which are attached by adhesive.
Product: Passenger car manufactured by Daimler AG: Vehicles manufactured during the period 19.04.2008-26.06.2008 are affected. Vehicle owners are being notified.
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 action 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
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