The risk
The belt buckle between the middle and passenger seat may has been bent excessively (more than 90°) by the passengers while entering or leaving the car.This can result in breakage of some wires of the steel cable which connects the belt buckle with the chassis. If this is the case, the cable could break in the event of an accident which leads to a higher injury risk, because the restraint function of the belt would fail.
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
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