# Fixings loose, touching sharp edges, connectors likely to be disconnected. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Fixings loose, touching sharp edges, connectors likely to be disconnected., defect is Fixings loose, touching sharp edges, connectors likely to be disconnected; category is Major; inspection item number is 4.11; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Electrical wiring, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Fixings loose, touching sharp edges, connectors likely to be disconnected. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 4.11
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Electrical wiring
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | Wiring insecure or not adequately secured. Fixings loose, touching sharp edges, connectors likely to be disconnected. Wiring likely to touch hot parts, rotating parts or the ground, connectors disconnected (relevant parts for braking, steering). | | X | X | X

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0045

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).