The risk
The flexible coupling of the drive shaft may break, causing a sudden loss of power transmission. Components may drop onto the road causing a hazard for following traffic.
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 2017
382 of the 437 motor vehicle alerts published in 2017 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1806/17 22 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz Atego |
| A12/1814/17 22 Dec 2017 | Peugeot Traveller, Expert |
| A12/1815/17 22 Dec 2017 | Citroën Jumpy, Spacetourer |
| A12/1817/17 22 Dec 2017 | Kawasaki Z900 |
| A12/1818/17 22 Dec 2017 | Ford Transit, Focus, C-Max |
| A12/1824/17 22 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz G class |
| A12/1850/17 22 Dec 2017 | VW Arteon |
| A12/1853/17 22 Dec 2017 | MV AGUSTA Brutale 800 Dragster RR |
Who notified alerts in 2017
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 240 |
| France | 81 |
| United Kingdom | 57 |
| Portugal | 27 |
| Poland | 11 |
| Spain | 5 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2017
More Alpina alerts
11 EU Safety Gate alerts for Alpina since 2012; the most were issued in 2019 (2).
| BMW Alpina B3, BMW Alpina D3 Injuries | Jun 2026 |
| Touring: B3/B3S BITURBO, D3 BITURBO / Coupé: D4 BITURBO / Cabrio: D4 BITURBO / XD3 BITURBO Injuries | Oct 2024 |
| BMW ALPINA D3 Limousine, BMW ALPINA D3 Touring Injuries | Apr 2024 |
| Alpina b3 / d3 Fire, Injuries | Mar 2021 |
| Alpina B3 Injuries | Jun 2020 |
| Alpina B5 and B6 Burns, Fire | Sept 2019 |
| BMW Alpina D3 Biturbo Injuries | Jul 2019 |
| Xd3 Injuries | Jul 2016 |