The risk
The tow hook mechanism may gradually deteriorate, causing the trailer to become detached during use and potentially causing injuries. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
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: 05/06/2025
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other injuries alerts in 2026
204 of the 311 motor vehicle alerts published in 2026 concerned the same risk.
| SR/02935/26 23 Oct 2026 | Volkswagen (VW) Caddy, Golf Sportsvan, Golf Variant 7, Tiguan, Tiguan Allspace, Touran |
| SR/02936/26 23 Oct 2026 | Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid |
| SR/02937/26 23 Oct 2026 | Honda |
| SR/02938/26 23 Oct 2026 | Seat Ateca, Tarraco |
| SR/02939/26 23 Oct 2026 | Scania G-SERIES, L-SERIES, P-SERIES, R-SERIES, S-SERIES |
| SR/02940/26 23 Oct 2026 | Volvo |
| SR/02999/26 23 Oct 2026 | Ford Ranger |
| SR/03001/26 23 Oct 2026 | Volkswagen (VW) ID.Polo |
Who notified alerts in 2026
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 149 |
| France | 119 |
| Belgium | 20 |
| Portugal | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 3 |
| Italy | 3 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2026
More Land Rover alerts
103 EU Safety Gate alerts for Land Rover since 2006; the most were issued in 2026 (12).
| Sr/02848/26 Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Discovery 3 / LR3 (LA), Discovery 4 / LR4 (LA), Range Rover Sport (LS) Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Range Rover Evoque (LZ), Discovery Sport (LC) Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Defender, Discovery Fire | Sept 2026 |
| Range rover, range rover sport Injuries | Sept 2026 |
| Defender, discovery, range rover Injuries | Jul 2026 |
| Defender (LE), Discovery (LR), Range Rover (LK) Injuries | Jul 2026 |
| Discovery Sport (LC), Range Rover Evoque (LZ), Range Rover Velar(LY), Defender (LE) Fire | Jul 2026 |