Roof bars
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
Roof bars present risk of injury because during the tests they broke at 150 daN and 170 daN, whereas the standard requires resistance up to 275 daN. One accident on a motorway reported.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Roof bars (roof luggage racks) – vehicle accessories "Green Valley". Type/model: Ref. 001514.Description: Pair of roof bars for the following vehicles: Alfa Romeo 166, Citroën Bx-Zx 5p, Honda Civic 5 P (1994 to 2000), Mazda 2, VW Golf II (1984 to 1990), Rover 200 (1990 to 1995).
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0232/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-16
- Published
- 27 April 2006
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-11062
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