The risk
There is a defect in the gas generator of the passenger airbag. In case of deployment of the airbag, uncontrolled inflation could occur, releasing metal fragments which could cause injury to the occupants.
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
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other injuries alerts in 2018
358 of the 419 motor vehicle alerts published in 2018 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1904/18 21 Dec 2018 | VW T-ROC |
| A12/1905/18 21 Dec 2018 | KTM and Husqvarna 50 SX and TC50 |
| A12/1926/18 21 Dec 2018 | Yamaha SR400 |
| A12/1954/18 21 Dec 2018 | VW Arteon, Golf, Passat, T-Roc |
| A12/1955/18 21 Dec 2018 | Eduards |
| A12/1957/18 21 Dec 2018 | Yamaha MT-07, Tracer700, XSR700 |
| A12/1960/18 21 Dec 2018 | Citroën C-Crosser |
| A12/1961/18 21 Dec 2018 | Peugeot 4007 |
Who notified alerts in 2018
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 241 |
| France | 55 |
| United Kingdom | 41 |
| Portugal | 37 |
| Poland | 14 |
| Greece | 10 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2018
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