RECARO Pole Position SPG (FIA) and RECARO Furious SPG (FIA) Racing Seats
Published 8 December 2014
Product
RECARO Pole Position SPG (FIA) and RECARO Furious SPG (FIA) Racing Seats are after-market seats intended for use in motorsports cars used on race tracks. Identifying features description Part numbers starting with 070.98.XXX (pole position) and 070.78.XXX (furious). Common homologation number CS.997.00 on the label on the side of the backrests.
Why it was recalled
During internal crash tests of the seat systems it was found that under these specific test set-ups cracks can occur in the seat shell in the area of the front fixation to the steel adapter connecting the seat with the vehicle floor.
Hazard
The cracks can possibly lead to a detachment of the shell from the adapter. In the case of an accident this can possibly lead to an increased rearward movement of the seats and as a consequence to a possible higher injury risk for the driver or loss of control over the vehicle.
Source: Product Safety Australia. RecallMatch AU provides a screening summary and is independent of the ACCC.