The risk
In the vehicles concerned, an area containing insulation material is placed above the diesel particle filter. The diesel particle filter system automatically performs regeneration cycles in order to remove soot deposits from the filter. In this case the diesel particle filter can become so hot that the insulation material can ignite. This is theoretically possible even when the vehicle is parked.Three cases have been reported where insulation material and chassis parts were damaged during diagnosis by Ford dealers.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other fire alerts in 2007
36 of the 201 motor vehicle alerts published in 2007 concerned the same risk.
| 1301/07 14 Dec 2007 | LEXUS |
| 1267/07 7 Dec 2007 | BMW. |
| 1281/07 7 Dec 2007 | OPEL. |
| 1228/07 30 Nov 2007 | KTM |
| 1246/07 30 Nov 2007 | Volvo |
| 1143/07 2 Nov 2007 | Nissan |
| 1092/07 26 Oct 2007 | Renault |
| 1104/07 26 Oct 2007 | Yamaha |
Who notified alerts in 2007
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 72 |
| Germany | 41 |
| Poland | 17 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Portugal | 12 |
| United Kingdom | 11 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2007
More Ford alerts
229 EU Safety Gate alerts for Ford since 2006; the most were issued in 2026 (25).
| Kuga Fire, Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Ranger Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Transit Custom Fire | Oct 2026 |
| Ranger MS-RT Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Focus / C-MAX / Transit Connect / Galaxy / S-MAX / Mondeo / Kuga Environment | Sept 2026 |
| Capri, explorer Injuries | Sept 2026 |
| Transit Custom, Tourneo Custom Fire | Aug 2026 |
| Transit custom Injuries | Jul 2026 |