Injuries

Passenger cars - model Chevrolet Captiva

Chevrolet

Case number: 1238/07
Category: Motor vehicles
Type / Model: Type: KLAC, EC type approval e4*2001/116*0113*00*.
Audience: Consumer
Notifying country: 🇩🇪 Germany
Country of origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
Published: 2007-11-30

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of injuries because on vehicles with steel wheel-rims, wheel nuts may work loose, causing cracks in the surface of the wheel disc. Tests showed that this damage is caused by rims that do not lie flat on the hub.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Worldwide 12 876 vehicles (2006 to 2008 model), including 3 605 in Germany, are affected by the non-vehicle-related problem. The part number of the 16" steel wheel-rim in question is 96 626 210. The operation is being conducted under Code OSB07-2E-056 and information is available from dealers.