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Passenger car - Mini – BMW

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 26 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 27 Jun 2008 (week 25, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car - Mini
Brand
BMW (260 alerts)
Type / model
EC type approval: e1*2001/116*0231
Description
Mini Cabrio, Mini Cooper Cabrio and Mini Cooper S Cabrio manufactured in Germany between 10.4.2008 and 18.4.2008
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because insufficient fastening of the inner control-arm swivels and a too low torque can lead to loosening of swivel-heads and consequently to failure of front wheel steerage.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0679/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-25 (XML)
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