The risk
The defect only concerns vehicles in which the intermediate steering shaft was fitted as a replacement part. In the vehicles in question, the cover of the two sliding pieces of the intermediate steering shaft is not overlapping enough. The shallow cover can cause increased wear of the pinion near the cover, as the steering forces are applied to a reduced surface. In extreme cases, both sliding pieces can buckle/break off. When the fault occurs, the vehicle can no longer be steered.
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
Other injuries alerts in 2014
179 of the 198 motor vehicle alerts published in 2014 concerned the same risk.
| A12/2101/14 26 Dec 2014 | Renault Kangoo |
| A12/2105/14 26 Dec 2014 | Scania K 440 |
| A12/2147/14 26 Dec 2014 | Yamaha HW125 and HW151 |
| A12/2148/14 26 Dec 2014 | Honda CB650F |
| A12/1985/14 19 Dec 2014 | Pontiac Vibe |
| A12/1990/14 19 Dec 2014 | Chevrolet Spark |
| A12/2006/14 19 Dec 2014 | 1) Jeep, 2) Chrysler, 3) Dodge 1) Cherokee, 2) 200, 3) RAM |
| A12/2018/14 19 Dec 2014 | Nissan Leaf |
Who notified alerts in 2014
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 90 |
| Portugal | 31 |
| United Kingdom | 29 |
| Greece | 21 |
| Spain | 10 |
| Poland | 4 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2014
More Evobus alerts
97 EU Safety Gate alerts for Evobus since 2013; the most were issued in 2017 (21).
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| ECitaro Injuries | Feb 2022 |
| Citaro Injuries | Dec 2021 |
| Citaro, eCitaro, Citaro NGT, Conecto, Tourismo, Travego Injuries | Nov 2021 |
| ECitaro, eCitaro G Injuries | Sept 2021 |
| Setra LE Business Injuries | Jul 2021 |
| Conecto, Intouro, Setra LE Business, Setra UL Business Injuries | Apr 2021 |
| Setra S 531 DT Injuries | Apr 2021 |