The risk
The thermal protection between the brake force booster and the emissions control device in front of the coupling support with the brake fluid reservoir may not have been correctly fitted. The coupling support could melt, leading to a leak of brake fluid, which could ignite if it comes into contact with hot components. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Product: Right-hand drive passenger car with direct shift gearbox and electronic brake force booster.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other fire alerts in 2024
61 of the 370 motor vehicle alerts published in 2024 concerned the same risk.
| A12/03688/24 20 Dec 2024 | Jeep Wrangler, Gladiator |
| SR/03723/24 20 Dec 2024 | Opel Movano |
| SR/03728/24 20 Dec 2024 | Honda Civic |
| SR/03729/24 20 Dec 2024 | Jeep Grand Cherokee |
| A12/03519/24 13 Dec 2024 | Mini Cooper, Aceman |
| A12/03632/24 13 Dec 2024 | Lexus, Toyota AURIS TMUK, C-HR TMMT, COROLLA TMUK, NX200, RX300 |
| A12/03461/24 6 Dec 2024 | Abarth, Fiat 500 |
| A12/03171/24 22 Nov 2024 | Nissan NV400 |
Who notified alerts in 2024
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 239 |
| France | 59 |
| Portugal | 27 |
| Poland | 14 |
| Belgium | 9 |
| Finland | 5 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2024
More VW – Volkswagen alerts
3 EU Safety Gate alerts for VW – Volkswagen since 2007; the most were issued in 2007 (1).
| Polo Injuries | Dec 2022 |
| 0045/07 Injuries | Jan 2007 |