Level: Serious risk
Type: Consumer products
Ref.: A12/1450/16
Notifying country: Germany
Country of origin: Germany
Counterfeit:
Risk type: Injuries
Product: Passenger car
Product name: Adam, Corsa
Product description: Passenger car
Brand: Opel/Vauxhall
Category: Motor vehicles
Type/number of model: Types: S-D;
EC type-approvals:
e1*2001/116*0379*27,
e1*2001/116*0379*28
e1*2001/116*0379*30
e1*2001/116*0379*31
Batch number/Barcode: The vehicles affected were produced between October 2014 and January 2015.
OECD Portal Category: 77000000 - Automotive
Risk: Cracks in the steering box’s rack-and-pinion may lead to breakage and thus to steering failure.
Measures adopted by notifying country: Measures taken by economic operators: Recall of the product from end users (By: Manufacturer)
Products were found and measures were taken also in:: The Netherlands