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CarsLore / EU safety alerts / 2019 / A12/0238/19

CITROEN C3

Safety Gate alert A12/0238/19 · Passenger car · published 8 Feb 2019

InjuriesRisk
Serious riskRisk level
GermanyNotified by
FranceCountry of origin

The risk

The steering column may have been incorrectly fixed to the shaft of the vehicle's steering system. The steering column might consequently detach from the steering system, leading to a loss of steering control.

Product: Passenger car. Company recall code: GRE.

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

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421 of the 509 motor vehicle alerts published in 2019 concerned the same risk.

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Who notified alerts in 2019

Notifying countryAlerts
Germany335
United Kingdom47
Portugal45
France39
Italy12
Poland10

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2019

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