The risk
High voltage battery cells can overheat when the battery is fully charged. This can lead to a thermal event inside the battery, increasing the risk of fire. 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): Importer 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 injuries alerts in 2022
248 of the 341 motor vehicle alerts published in 2022 concerned the same risk.
| A12/01826/22 23 Dec 2022 | Harley Davidson Nightster 2022 RH975 |
| A12/01832/22 23 Dec 2022 | Peugeot Expert, Traveller |
| A12/01833/22 23 Dec 2022 | VW – Volkswagen Polo |
| A12/01834/22 23 Dec 2022 | Lamborghini Countach |
| A12/01861/22 23 Dec 2022 | Toyota Avensis |
| A12/01863/22 23 Dec 2022 | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter |
| A12/01866/22 23 Dec 2022 | KTM KTM 300 EXC Sixdays |
| A12/01749/22 16 Dec 2022 | Mercedes-Benz Actros |
Who notified alerts in 2022
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 211 |
| France | 69 |
| Portugal | 23 |
| Bulgaria | 12 |
| Poland | 9 |
| Belgium | 5 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2022
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