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Sprint — recall A12/0998/16

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Germany · 2016-08-12 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/0998/16
Date of alert
2016-08-12
Country / jurisdiction
Germany
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Injuries
Brand
Thule
Product category
Motor vehicles
Product type
Bicycle rack
Reported risk: Ein Defekt an der Klemmvorrichtung des Fahrradträgers kann dazu führen, dass sich das Fahrrad vom Träger löst und auf die Straße fällt, wodurch der nachfolgende Verkehr gefährdet wird.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Manufacturer
Category of measure
Recall of the product from end users
Machine translation. This page was translated automatically from the English record we hold of the issuing authority’s notice. The English original is shown below and the authority’s own notice is linked above — both take precedence over this translation.

Product Name (original English): Sprint

Risk Description (original English): A defect in the clamp device on the bicycle rack can cause the bicycle to detach from the rack and fall onto the road endangering traffic coming behind.

Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/220449

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