The risk
The contact between the electric heater and the engine block could be reduced overtime. As a result, when the vehicle is parked and the electric heater is in use the temperature in the electric heater element could rise and cause a fire.
Product: Passenger car with A20NFT engine and electrical heating element mounted in factory.
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 Saab alerts
5 EU Safety Gate alerts for Saab since 2008; the most were issued in 2008 (2).
| 1738/10 Injuries | Nov 2010 |
| 1737/10 Injuries | Nov 2010 |
| 1419/08 Fire | Dec 2008 |
| 0009/08 Injuries | Jan 2008 |