The risk
The casing of the high-voltage (HV) battery may not be watertight, risking water entry. If water enters, a message alerts the driver about an insulation fault. Ignoring this warning can cause the HV battery to shut down mid-drive, leading the vehicle to decelerate to a stop, creating a risk of accidents and injuries. Additionally, there's a risk of fire, even when the vehicle is parked. 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: Passenger cars.
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
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other fire, injuries alerts in 2024
23 of the 370 motor vehicle alerts published in 2024 concerned the same risk.
| A12/03367/24 6 Dec 2024 | Triumph Bonneville T100, Bonneville T120, Street Scrambler, Scrambler 900, Street Twin, Speed Twin 900 |
| A12/03323/24 29 Nov 2024 | Hyundai i40 |
| A12/03222/24 22 Nov 2024 | Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic (UTV/ Side-By-Side) |
| A12/03122/24 15 Nov 2024 | Hyundai Grand Santa Fe, ix35, Veloster |
| A12/03009/24 1 Nov 2024 | VW Crafter "Grand California" |
| A12/02996/24 25 Oct 2024 | Aston Martin DBX707, DB12, Vantage |
| A12/02465/24 30 Aug 2024 | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter |
| A12/01789/24 19 Jul 2024 | Opel Vivaro |
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 MINI alerts
21 EU Safety Gate alerts for MINI since 2012; the most were issued in 2025 (6).
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| Cooper, Countryman Injuries | Oct 2025 |
| Countryman Fire | Aug 2025 |
| Countryman Injuries | May 2025 |
| Cooper, Aceman Fire | May 2025 |
| Cooper, Countryman, Aceman Injuries | Jan 2025 |
| Cooper, Aceman Fire | Dec 2024 |
| Cooper Fire | Sept 2024 |