The risk
The bolted joints fixing the tow-bar kit to the chassis of the vehicle may loosen under specific towing conditions. This is due to non-removal of vehicle under-body wax and/or insufficient torque applied to the bolted joints. In an extreme situation, where the vehicle continues to be driven with loose bolted joints under specific towing conditions, the tow-bar kit may detach from the vehicle.
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: 17/11/2014
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
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
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