The risk
On the affected vehicles, it is possible that the fuel hose disconnects from the fuel filter cap during operation. This may result in leakage and in the worst case in fuel escaping, thus consituting a risk of injuries for other road users, and posing a risk of fire.
Product: Commercial vehicle, year of production 2011.
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
Other fire, injuries alerts in 2013
5 of the 165 motor vehicle alerts published in 2013 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1087/13 16 Aug 2013 | Land Rover, Range Rover Land Rover Freelander 2 and Range Rover Evoque |
| A12/1089/13 16 Aug 2013 | Jaguar Jaguar XF |
| A12/1003/13 9 Aug 2013 | Lotus Evora S |
| A12/0502/13 26 Apr 2013 | Toyota, Lexus Toyota Avensis, Yaris, Corolla and Lexus SC430 |
Who notified alerts in 2013
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 65 |
| Portugal | 30 |
| Spain | 23 |
| Greece | 20 |
| United Kingdom | 17 |
| Malta | 3 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2013
More Mitsubishi Fuso alerts
15 EU Safety Gate alerts for Mitsubishi Fuso since 2013; the most were issued in 2014 (5).
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| Canter Injuries | Sept 2023 |
| Canter Injuries | Aug 2022 |
| ECanter Injuries | Mar 2022 |
| Canter Injuries | Dec 2021 |