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Smart - Forfour

Official notice

24 Jun 2016

Last checked

24 Jun 2016

Critical riskEU Safety Gate
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An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Smart - Forfour. Null The anchorage for the rear seat backrest may not be sufficiently resistant. In the event of a head-on crash, heavy objects in the boot may put stress on the rear seat backrest, the anchorage could detach from the body and the backrest could fold forward. This may cause objects in the boot to hit the passengers or passengers could be injured by the folding backrest seat. Published 2016-06-24.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/0766/16

Official notice

2016-06-24

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The hazard

Null The anchorage for the rear seat backrest may not be sufficiently resistant. In the event of a head-on crash, heavy objects in the boot may put stress on the rear seat backrest, the anchorage could detach from the body and the backrest could fold forward. This may cause objects in the boot to hit the passengers or passengers could be injured by the folding backrest seat.

How to check if you're affected

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Models

TYPE: 451, EC TYPE-APPROVAL: E1*2001/116*0413*23-27;

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Affected products

Product 1

Passenger car

Product 2

Forfour

Risk / hazard

Null The anchorage for the rear seat backrest may not be sufficiently resistant. In the event of a head-on crash, heavy objects in the boot may put stress on the rear seat backrest, the anchorage could detach from the body and the backrest could fold forward. This may cause objects in the boot to hit the passengers or passengers could be injured by the folding backrest seat.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected vehicles were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Company & contacts

Brand

Smart

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Smart.

Source & status

Source

EU Safety Gate

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/0766/16

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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