The risk
The heated washer jets fitted to some vehicles may have elements which are not correctly sealed. The poor sealing could lead to corrosion due to water ingress and subsequent overheating of the jets which could lead to a fire.
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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 alerts in 2017
28 of the 437 motor vehicle alerts published in 2017 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1794/17 15 Dec 2017 | Fiat Ducato |
| A12/1551/17 10 Nov 2017 | Honda Accord |
| A12/1488/17 3 Nov 2017 | Evobus Setra, Tourismo, Travego |
| A12/1490/17 3 Nov 2017 | Mercedes-Benz Actros, Antos, Arocs |
| A12/1352/17 6 Oct 2017 | Mercedes-Benz A-Class, B-Class, CLA, C Class, E-Class, GLC |
| A12/1212/17 8 Sept 2017 | Maserati Ghibli, Levante, Quattroporte |
| A12/1161/17 1 Sept 2017 | Ford Kuga |
| A12/1092/17 18 Aug 2017 | Mercedes-Benz S-class |
Who notified alerts in 2017
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 240 |
| France | 81 |
| United Kingdom | 57 |
| Portugal | 27 |
| Poland | 11 |
| Spain | 5 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2017
More Ford alerts
229 EU Safety Gate alerts for Ford since 2006; the most were issued in 2026 (25).
| Kuga Fire, Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Ranger Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Transit Custom Fire | Oct 2026 |
| Ranger MS-RT Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Focus / C-MAX / Transit Connect / Galaxy / S-MAX / Mondeo / Kuga Environment | Sept 2026 |
| Capri, explorer Injuries | Sept 2026 |
| Transit Custom, Tourneo Custom Fire | Aug 2026 |
| Transit custom Injuries | Jul 2026 |