The risk
The clutch pedal on the instructor side may be impinging on the wiring harness of the heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC) block. As a result, the ventilation motor will speed up, leading to increased risk of fire.
Product: Passenger car - driving school version.
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: 17/02/2021
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other fire alerts in 2021
76 of the 549 motor vehicle alerts published in 2021 concerned the same risk.
| A12/01833/21 24 Dec 2021 | Alfa Romeo Giulia, Stelvio |
| A12/01842/21 24 Dec 2021 | Citroen, DS Berlingo, C5 Aircross, DS7 Crossback |
| A12/01845/21 24 Dec 2021 | Peugeot Partner/Rifter, 508 |
| A12/01675/21 3 Dec 2021 | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter |
| A12/01676/21 3 Dec 2021 | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter |
| A12/01682/21 3 Dec 2021 | Ford Focus |
| A12/01683/21 3 Dec 2021 | Jeep Wrangler |
| A12/01611/21 26 Nov 2021 | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter |
Who notified alerts in 2021
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 363 |
| France | 82 |
| Portugal | 37 |
| Poland | 22 |
| Austria | 11 |
| Belgium | 10 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2021
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