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Replacement windscreen clips Belron

Official notice

18 Feb 2011

Last checked

18 Feb 2011

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Replacement windscreen clips Belron. Null The product poses a risk of injuries because the outer trims on the left and right sides of the windscreen may detach from the car body when driven at high speed. The clips used to attach the trim to the car body are not sufficiently strong to hold the trim securely in position. In some cases, the trim may become detached and swing back, breaking the glass roof, and/or side window and/or rear window. 7 incidents reported. Published 2011-02-18.

What to do now

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

Recall number

0138/11

Official notice

2011-02-18

The hazard

Null The product poses a risk of injuries because the outer trims on the left and right sides of the windscreen may detach from the car body when driven at high speed. The clips used to attach the trim to the car body are not sufficiently strong to hold the trim securely in position. In some cases, the trim may become detached and swing back, breaking the glass roof, and/or side window and/or rear window. 7 incidents reported.

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Models

7261AKCC1F

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Affected products

Product 1

Replacement windscreen clips

Risk / hazard

Null The product poses a risk of injuries because the outer trims on the left and right sides of the windscreen may detach from the car body when driven at high speed. The clips used to attach the trim to the car body are not sufficiently strong to hold the trim securely in position. In some cases, the trim may become detached and swing back, breaking the glass roof, and/or side window and/or rear window. 7 incidents reported.

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

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Belron.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

0138/11

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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