The risk
An unreliable internal contact in the fuel filter heater can lead to the fuel filter heater being permanently activated, even when the vehicle is stationary. In a few isolated cases, the fuel filter heater may as a result become overheated.
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
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other fire alerts in 2013
16 of the 165 motor vehicle alerts published in 2013 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1849/13 20 Dec 2013 | Volkswagen Amarok |
| A12/1812/13 13 Dec 2013 | Ford Explorer, Taurus, MKT |
| A12/1735/13 6 Dec 2013 | Mitsubishi L200, KB0T and Pajero Sport, KH0W. |
| A12/1585/13 22 Nov 2013 | Range Rover Range Rover Sport |
| A12/1606/13 22 Nov 2013 | Can-am Spyder Roadster |
| A12/1548/13 15 Nov 2013 | Peugeot 508 |
| A12/1309/13 27 Sept 2013 | Ford Mondeo / Galaxy / S-MAX |
| A12/1107/13 23 Aug 2013 | Bmw X5, X6, 730d/740d, 520d, X3 2.0d, 116d/118d/120d/123d Hatch, 118d/120d/123d Convertible/ |
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
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