Passenger car
Ford · Kuga
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The steering wheel may no longer return to the middle position due to a loosened pin in the steering box that can cause the pinion shaft to come loose from the steering rack casing. This could lead to a loss of steering, increasing the risk of an accident.
Requirements breached
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.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- Passenger car
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/03122/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-51
- Published
- 20 December 2023
- Modified
- 15 January 2026
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/03047/23 has been updated with product' identification details and a measure was added.
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