The risk
The product poses a risk of fire because water could penetrate into the electric cooling fan control unit and this could result in a short circuit and, in the worst scenario, a fire. Since the fan is permanently connected to the battery voltage, a fire could occur when the vehicle is parked, with the ignition switched either on or off.Four incidents of fires reported in Sweden.
Product: Passenger car
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Other fire alerts in 2011
29 of the 172 motor vehicle alerts published in 2011 concerned the same risk.
| 1504/11 30 Dec 2011 | Honda |
| 1525/11 30 Dec 2011 | Yamaha |
| 1462/11 23 Dec 2011 | Skoda |
| 1465/11 23 Dec 2011 | Ford |
| 1328/11 2 Dec 2011 | Bmw |
| 1332/11 2 Dec 2011 | Rolls-Royce |
| 1336/11 2 Dec 2011 | Bmw |
| 1263/11 18 Nov 2011 | Honda |
Who notified alerts in 2011
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 43 |
| Germany | 43 |
| Ireland | 21 |
| Portugal | 20 |
| Spain | 16 |
| Malta | 9 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2011
More Volvo alerts
122 EU Safety Gate alerts for Volvo since 2006; the most were issued in 2010 (14).
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| Sr/00945/26 Injuries | Apr 2026 |
| Volvo Injuries | Feb 2026 |
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