Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2014-014
VOLVO PENTA · Unknown
A quality issue in the Electronic Vessel Control system (EVC) software could, under certain rare circumstances, cause unexpected loss of steering. The product does not comply with the Recreational Craft Directive.
- Published
- 11 April 2014
- Notifying authority
- Sweden
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 20/02/2014
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/0522/14
- Model
- D6, D11 and D13 marine Engines with EVC-D, EVC-D2, EVC-E or EVC-E2 with IPS 1, IPS 2, IPS 3 with 24 V main electrical system with more than one helm-station, stand-alone HCU included.
- Batch
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Recreational crafts
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Sweden
Product description
Marine control system for propulsion and steering of thruster units.