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Motor "Verado L6" – Mercury

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 19 May 2011In the weekly report of 27 May 2011 (week 21, 2011)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Motor "Verado L6"
Brand
Mercury (6 alerts)
Type / model
model (200/225/250/275/300/350 SCI)
Description
A motor for craft.Serial numbers of affected models <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2011-w21/2011-w21_28-serial_numbers.pdf">attached</a>.
Risk
null The product poses a risk of injuries because control over gear-changing can be lost as a result of breakage of the stud fitted in the bell crank in certain models, which may cause a loss of control over the craft and lead to an accident. The breakage was found to be due to corrosion that may result from prolonged contact with salt water.
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0475/11
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0475/11
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2011-021 (XML)
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