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Optare - On affected vehicles steering joint failure may result in potential loss of steering.

Official notice

1 Sept 2023

Last checked

1 Sept 2023

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Optare - On affected vehicles steering joint failure may result in potential loss of steering.. On affected vehicles steering joint failure may result in potential loss of steering. Published 2023-09-01.

What to do now

Initially check and change affected universal joints.� replace all joints with a serviceable part.

Units affected

1,078

Recall number

R-2023-262

Official notice

2023-09-01

The hazard

On affected vehicles steering joint failure may result in potential loss of steering.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

VERSA

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Affected products

Product 1

OPTARE VERSA

Units affected

1,078

Risk / hazard

On affected vehicles steering joint failure may result in potential loss of steering.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Optare

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Optare. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2023-262

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2023-262

Campaign number

SWSR-23-001

Units affected

1,078

Classification

DVSA recall R-2023-262

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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