The risk
The product poses a risk of fire because the filter of the engine oil separator may become obstructed with dirt particles, increasing the pressure in the crankcase and leading to the possibility that oil could escape onto hot parts in the engine compartment.
Product: Passenger car or van.
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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