The risk
The tyres are affected by a manufacturing variation. If a person accelerating on a motorbike with the defective tyre the person will loses balance and may fall. The product does not comply with the requirements of General Product Safety Directive.
Product: Dunlop KR106 MS3 TL motorcycle tire of the size 120/70 R17, manufacturing weeks 4721&4821&4921. Tires with these week numbers 4721&4821&4921 that have been branded with an additional letter “C” on one sidewall of the tire, next to the date code week number, are not covered by this notification.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: 23/12/2021
Other injuries alerts in 2022
248 of the 341 motor vehicle alerts published in 2022 concerned the same risk.
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| A12/01861/22 23 Dec 2022 | Toyota Avensis |
| A12/01863/22 23 Dec 2022 | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter |
| A12/01866/22 23 Dec 2022 | KTM KTM 300 EXC Sixdays |
Who notified alerts in 2022
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 211 |
| France | 69 |
| Portugal | 23 |
| Bulgaria | 12 |
| Poland | 9 |
| Belgium | 5 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2022
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5 EU Safety Gate alerts for Dunlop since 2007; the most were issued in 2007 (1).
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