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A12/0522/14

Electronic Vessel Control system (EVC)

VOLVO PENTA · Unknown

Recreational craftsInjuries
Country of origin
Sweden
Notifying country
Sweden
Counterfeit
No
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Requirements breached

A quality issue in the Electronic Vessel Control system (EVC) software could, under certain rare circumstances, cause unexpected loss of steering. The product does not comply with the Recreational Craft Directive.

Measures taken

  1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 20 February 2014

Product

Description
Marine control system for propulsion and steering of thruster units.
Brand
VOLVO PENTA
Model / type
D6, D11 and D13 marine Engines with EVC-D, EVC-D2, EVC-E or EVC-E2 with IPS 1, IPS 2, IPS 3 with 24 V main electrical system with more than one helm-station, stand-alone HCU included.
Batch
Unknown

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0522/14 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2014-014
Published
4 April 2014
Corrigendum
Notification A12/0046/14 from week 2 of 2014 has been permanently removed following a re-assessment by the notifying authorities of the risk posed by the product.

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/109262

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