The risk
The catalytic converter does not function properly.As a result it does not does not sufficiently filter the Nitrogen oxide (NOx) gasses emitted by the vehicle.Nitrogen oxides are harmful to human health and the environment.
Product: XFB and XFE K9K gen8 vehicles (indices 872 and 873) produced in Palencia between 26/06/2019 and 01/07/2019 for the first failure and then between the 23/10/2019 and on 29/10/2019 for the second.
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Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other environment alerts in 2020
5 of the 482 motor vehicle alerts published in 2020 concerned the same risk.
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| A12/00488/20 27 Mar 2020 | Mercedes- Benz A-Class, B-Class, CLA, SL |
| A12/00115/20 31 Jan 2020 | Honda HR-V, CR-V, Civic |
| A12/00066/20 17 Jan 2020 | Peugeot 208I, 2008I, 301I |
Who notified alerts in 2020
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 310 |
| United Kingdom | 63 |
| Portugal | 43 |
| Belgium | 20 |
| France | 16 |
| Italy | 8 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2020
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