The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because on vehicles with steel wheel-rims, wheel nuts may work loose, causing cracks in the surface of the wheel disc. Tests showed that this damage is caused by rims that do not lie flat on the hub.
Product: Worldwide 12 876 vehicles (2006 to 2008 model), including 3 605 in Germany, are affected by the non-vehicle-related problem. The part number of the 16" steel wheel-rim in question is 96 626 210. The operation is being conducted under Code OSB07-2E-056 and information is available from dealers.
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 2007
144 of the 201 motor vehicle alerts published in 2007 concerned the same risk.
| 1314/07 21 Dec 2007 | Ford |
| 1315/07 21 Dec 2007 | Ford |
| 1316/07 21 Dec 2007 | VOLVO |
| 1320/07 21 Dec 2007 | DUNLOP |
| 1327/07 21 Dec 2007 | Volvo |
| 1295/07 14 Dec 2007 | OPEL |
| 1300/07 14 Dec 2007 | 1. Raleigh, 2. Raleigh, 3.Triumph |
| 1253/07 7 Dec 2007 | Renault. |
Who notified alerts in 2007
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 72 |
| Germany | 41 |
| Poland | 17 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Portugal | 12 |
| United Kingdom | 11 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2007
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