The risk
The product poses a risk of fire because friction between the fuel hose and the cylinder head cover can cause the hose to pierce. This could cause fuel to leak out, posing a fire hazard. Four incidents reported.
Product: Ski-doo Snowmobile Expedition TUV V800 and Skandic SWT V-800 Model year 2007 and 2008. The model name is located on the side panels. The snowmobiles are sold in deep red/black or yellow/black colours.
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 2008
34 of the 167 motor vehicle alerts published in 2008 concerned the same risk.
| 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 |
| 0888/08 15 Aug 2008 | DERBI |
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 Ski-doo alerts
6 EU Safety Gate alerts for Ski-doo since 2008; the most were issued in 2008 (3).
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| 0832/10 Injuries | May 2010 |
| 0190/08 Injuries | Feb 2008 |
| 1360/07 Fire | Jan 2008 |