The risk
The product poses a risk of fire because the upper oil pressure switch releases engine oil onto the heat protection shield of the exhaust pipe which might cause it to self-ignite, thus causing the risk of a thermal incident.
Product: The recall concerns 2003 to 2005 model year OPEL ASTRA G/H vehicles. VINS numbers :- Astra H From 5 2 000002 to 5 2 192573 - Astra H From 4 5 000007 to 5 5 160651 - Astra H From 4 8 000033 to 5 8 171196- Astra G From 3 2 000013 to 4 2 230983- Astra G From 3 5 000004 to 4 5 153272- Astra G From 3 6 072891 to 3 6 152042- Astra G From 3 8 000004 to 4 8 052493- Astra G From 3 B 006415 to 5 B 003662- Astra G From 4 G 040702 to 5 G 099437
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 importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other fire alerts in 2008
34 of the 167 motor vehicle alerts published in 2008 concerned the same risk.
| 1518/08 26 Dec 2008 | Ski-doo |
| 1405/08 5 Dec 2008 | FIAT and LANCIA |
| 1418/08 5 Dec 2008 | NISSAN |
| 1419/08 5 Dec 2008 | SAAB |
| 1375/08 28 Nov 2008 | KAWASAKI |
| 1230/08 31 Oct 2008 | LAND ROVER |
| 0940/08 1 Sept 2008 | SUZUKI |
| 0941/08 1 Sept 2008 | FORD |
Who notified alerts in 2008
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 64 |
| Germany | 43 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Poland | 13 |
| Sweden | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2008
More Opel alerts
239 EU Safety Gate alerts for Opel since 2006; the most were issued in 2021 (27).
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