The risk
Long-term exposure to humidity may cause the module of the passenger frontal airbag to explode. This may lead the airbag to inflate inappropriately in the event of a crash, releasing metal fragments. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Product: Airbag on the passenger side
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: 02/12/2021
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 |
| A12/01806/21 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 |
| A12/01844/21 24 Dec 2021 | VW Atlas |
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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