# Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 14: Obligations of manufacturers concerning their vehicles, systems, components, separate technical units, parts and equipment that are not in conformity or that present a serious risk

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Where a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment that has been placed on the market or that has entered into service is not in conformity with this Regulation or, where Article 5A applies to a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, the EU Type Approval Regulation, or where the type-approval has been granted on the basis of incorrect data, the manufacturer shall immediately take the corrective measures necessary to bring that vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment into conformity, to withdraw it from the market or to recall it, as appropriate.
The manufacturer shall immediately inform the approval authority ... in detail of the non-conformity and of any measures taken.
2. Where the vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment presents a serious risk, the manufacturer shall immediately provide to the approval authority and market surveillance authority detailed information on the risk and on any measures taken in relation thereto.
3. Manufacturers shall keep the GB type-approval certificates and their attachments referred to in Article 28(1) for a period of 10 years after the end of validity of the GB type-approval of a vehicle and for a period of five years after the end of validity of the GB type-approval of a system, component or separate technical unit.
Manufacturers of a vehicle shall keep at the disposal of the approval authority for a period of 10 years from the date of manufacture of the vehicle a copy of the certificates of conformity referred to in Article 36 and, where Article 5A applies to a vehicle, a copy of any EU certificate of conformity or UK (NI) certificate of conformity.
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Manufacturers shall, following a reasoned request from the approval authority or the market surveillance authority, cooperate with that authority on any action taken in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 to eliminate the risks posed by the vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment that they have made available on the market.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/858/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-858/article-14
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