The risk
Certain portions of the wall of the fuel tank may be too thin. A crack could consequently develop in the wall of the fuel tank causing a leak which could lead to a fire.
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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 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
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