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Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 27 Apr 2006In the weekly report of 28 Apr 2006 (week 16, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Roof bars (roof luggage racks) – vehicle accessories "Green Valley". Type/model: Ref. 001514.Description: Pair of roof bars for the following vehicles: Alfa Romeo 166, Citroën Bx-Zx 5p, Honda Civic 5 P (1994 to 2000), Mazda 2, VW Golf II (1984 to 1990), Rover 200 (1990 to 1995).
Risk
Roof bars present risk of injury because during the tests they broke at 150 daN and 170 daN, whereas the standard requires resistance up to 275 daN.One accident on a motorway reported.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Italy
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0232/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-16 (XML)
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