The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because, due to incorrect positioning of the battery positive cable the battery cable coating may become worn through. This could cause a short circuit of the battery cable, resulting, in the worst case scenario, in fire.
Product: Motor vehicles affected are from model years 2007-2009, within the VIN ranges:JH2RC50B*8M400002 – JH2RC50B*8M400254JH2RC50B*8K410001 – JH2RC50B*8K420609JH2RC50B*9K500001 – JH2RC50B*9K501737JH2RC53A*7M000001 – JH2RC53A*7M003720JH2RC53A*8M100001 – JH2RC53A*8M100160JH2RC53A*8K110001 – JH2RC53A*8K121422.
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 2010
30 of the 178 motor vehicle alerts published in 2010 concerned the same risk.
| 1743/10 26 Nov 2010 | Honda |
| 1533/10 15 Oct 2010 | Ferrari |
| 1282/10 27 Aug 2010 | Opel |
| 1155/10 6 Aug 2010 | Volvo |
| 1165/10 6 Aug 2010 | Ford |
| 1168/10 6 Aug 2010 | Subaru |
| 1144/10 30 Jul 2010 | Ducati |
| 1106/10 23 Jul 2010 | BMW |
Who notified alerts in 2010
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 47 |
| Germany | 43 |
| Portugal | 25 |
| Poland | 17 |
| France | 13 |
| Spain | 11 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2010
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