The risk
The strength of the left front steering knuckle may be insufficient. As a result, the steering knuckle could break, affecting the control of the vehicle.
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: 25/08/2017
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
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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