The risk
The possibilityexists that the tow ball (under severe stress condition) might develop a crack. This may result in the detachable tow ball fracturing. Fracture of the detachable tow ball could release objects on the road, causing a risk of an accident and injuries to passengers of other cars or pedestrians.
Product: Passenger car with detachable towing hitch.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other 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 2012
116 of the 146 motor vehicle alerts published in 2012 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1899/12 28 Dec 2012 | Range Rover Evoque |
| A12/1900/12 28 Dec 2012 | Jaguar XF |
| A12/1901/12 28 Dec 2012 | Land Rover Evoque and Freelander |
| A12/1904/12 28 Dec 2012 | Peugeot 208 |
| A12/1880/12 21 Dec 2012 | Bmw C600 Sport |
| A12/1893/12 21 Dec 2012 | LENKOK Handicap mobil LENKOK Can Open. |
| A12/1854/12 14 Dec 2012 | Zero Motorcycles Unknown |
| A12/1809/12 7 Dec 2012 | Mercedes-Benz SL 350, SL 500, SL 63 AMG, SL 65 AMG |
Who notified alerts in 2012
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 45 |
| Greece | 44 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
| Portugal | 14 |
| Spain | 11 |
| Malta | 6 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2012
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