Motor vehicle – car "OPEL Vectra
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
Owing to inadequate hardening of the wheel bearings the correct guidance of the wheel may be adversely affected. In extreme circumstances the wheel may shear off from the rear axle.
Measures taken
- The manufacture informs consumers about the technical default and the risks. If necessary corrective actions will be taken. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
- The manufacture informs consumers about the technical default and the risks. If necessary corrective actions will be taken. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Motor vehicle – car "OPEL Vectra (Z-C, Z-C/SW) and OPEL Signum (Z-C/S)". Type/model: EC type approval:e1*2001/116*0290*01,e1*2001/116*0291*01and e1*2001/116*0292*01.Description: The vehicles affected are those in which the wheel bearings with manufacture reference number "3 2635" were fitted to the rear axle.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0650/05 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2005-50
- Published
- 15 December 2005
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-1711
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