The risk
The connecting (piston) rod is not sufficiently attached to the screw cap on the forks and it may become detached. This causes damage inside the forks and there is a possibility that the forks may then become locked.
Product: Motorcycles fitted with 4CS forks.
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: 03/11/2014
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 Husqvarna alerts
12 EU Safety Gate alerts for Husqvarna since 2014; the most were issued in 2016 (2).
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| A12/00628/21 Fire | May 2021 |
| VITPILEN 701 , SVARTPILEN 701 and SVARTPILEN STYLE 701 Burns, Fire | Jul 2020 |
| Husqvarna FE, TE, FX, TX, FC and TC Injuries | Aug 2017 |
| TR 650 Terra & TR650 Strada Injuries | May 2017 |