The risk
The software in the battery management control unit cannot detect certain failure modes in the battery In the vehicles concerned there may be a defect in the high-voltage battery, which could lead to overheating. This increases the risk of fire in the vehicle. 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.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other 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 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
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