The risk
Faulty screws were used in the vehicles affected to attach the cab-entry handholds and the seat-belt brackets. Failure of the relevant mounting on entering the cab or in an accident cannot be ruled out, and there is therefore an increased risk of accident and injury.
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 2016
335 of the 408 motor vehicle alerts published in 2016 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1687/16 23 Dec 2016 | Renault Clio |
| A12/1742/16 23 Dec 2016 | Suzuki GW250 |
| A12/1646/16 16 Dec 2016 | Citroën C4 Picasso |
| A12/1649/16 16 Dec 2016 | Yamaha WR250R/X |
| A12/1663/16 16 Dec 2016 | Renault Trafic |
| A12/1664/16 16 Dec 2016 | Renault Fluence, Mégane Génération, Clio |
| A12/1665/16 16 Dec 2016 | Audi A4 |
| A12/1675/16 16 Dec 2016 | Opel Astra |
Who notified alerts in 2016
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 215 |
| United Kingdom | 54 |
| Portugal | 42 |
| Greece | 26 |
| France | 19 |
| Spain | 13 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2016
More Scania alerts
26 EU Safety Gate alerts for Scania since 2013; the most were issued in 2020 (5).
| G-series, l-series, p-series, r-series, s-series Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| L-serie, p-serie, g-serie, r-serie, s-serie Injuries | May 2026 |
| Series Trucks LPGRS Environment, Injuries | Jan 2023 |
| LPGRS-Series Injuries | Nov 2022 |
| R500, s730 Injuries | May 2021 |
| R-Serie, S-Serie Fire, Injuries | Apr 2021 |
| I6, Scaia Citywide, Scania Higer Injuries | Oct 2020 |
| Irizar, Citywide LF, Touring HD Fire, Injuries | Jul 2020 |