Passenger car
Smart · Fortwo, Forfour
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Romania
Requirements breached
As a result of the weakening of the braking rope wrench adjustment knob, the hand brake lever travel could be prolonged gradually. Thus, the parking brake may not exert the necessary force in all situations.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 1 September 2017
Product
- Description
- Passenger car
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1330/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-039
- Published
- 22 September 2017
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0963/17 from Report-2017-029 has been permanently withdrawn following a re-assessment of the risk by the notifying authority.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/277964
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