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A12/0396/14

Passenger car

Smart · ForTwo

Motor vehiclesInjuries
Country of origin
Germany
Notifying country
Germany
Counterfeit
No
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Requirements breached

On the front-right brake caliper mounting, the tightening torque of the fastening bolts is inadequate. This can result in the brake caliper and the wheel rim coming into contact with each other. This can lead to loss of control of the vehicle, causing a risk of an accident.

Measures taken

  1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
Passenger car.
Brand
Smart
Model / type
Type: 451; models: smart ForTwo Microphy, smart ForTwo CDI, smart ForTwo, smart ForTwo Brabus; EC type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0413*
Batch
The vehicles affected were produced from February 2012 to May 2012.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/0396/14 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2014-010
Published
6 March 2014
Corrigendum
Corrigendum: Notification A12/0025/14 from week 2 of 2014 has been temporarily removed as the risk posed by the product concerned is being re-assessed by the notifying authorities.

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/107322

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