Passenger car
Kia · SPORTAGE
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Slovakia
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The internal thread diameter of the tie rod may be too large. Over time, this can reduce the fastening force, which could result in a loss of steering control and increase 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
- SR/04280/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-50
- Published
- 5 December 2025
- Modified
- 27 August 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notifications SR/04247/25, SR/04246/25: at the request of the notifying authority the applicable legal basis has been updated. Notification SR/04249/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification OR/00166/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10096937
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