The risk
Due to inadequate insulation, water may penetrate into the doors through the retractable side windows. Consequently, the water may enter into the Bowden cables inside the doors and hinder the movement of the cable’s inner wire at temperatures below freezing.As a result, the driver’s or front-passenger’s door may open by itself when the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of an accident.
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: Unknown
Other injuries alerts in 2021
427 of the 549 motor vehicle alerts published in 2021 concerned the same risk.
| A11/00111/21 24 Dec 2021 | Toyota PROACE CITY |
| A11/00118/21 24 Dec 2021 | Kubota RTV-X1100, RTV-X1110MC, RTV-X900MC |
| A12/01804/21 24 Dec 2021 | Mazda 6 |
| A12/01805/21 24 Dec 2021 | Mazda BT 50 |
| A12/01806/21 24 Dec 2021 | Tesla Model 3, Model Y |
| A12/01807/21 24 Dec 2021 | Tesla Model 3 |
| A12/01837/21 24 Dec 2021 | Porsche Taycan |
| A12/01843/21 24 Dec 2021 | Hyundai Tucson |
Who notified alerts in 2021
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 363 |
| France | 82 |
| Portugal | 37 |
| Poland | 22 |
| Austria | 11 |
| Belgium | 10 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2021
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