The risk
Potential leakage of battery acid around the battery negative terminal could cause the battery monitoring sensor to fail. Over time growth of copper sulphate may accumulate. This, in turn, could provide a conductive layer underneath the Battery Monitoring Sensor, creating a low resistance to ground. The increased current flow, due to low resistance, could cause the surrounding material to heat up to a point where it ignites, resulting in a fire.
Product: Passenger car under Ford recall code: 18P11.
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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 2019
50 of the 509 motor vehicle alerts published in 2019 concerned the same risk.
| A12/00028/19 20 Dec 2019 | Volvo S80, V70, XC70, S60, S60CC, V60, V60CC, XC60, V40 and V40CC |
| A12/1953/19 13 Dec 2019 | Volvo S60, V60, V40, V40CC, S90, V90, V90CC and XC90 |
| A12/1765/19 29 Nov 2019 | Polaris Ranger Diesel |
| A12/1802/19 29 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz Unimog |
| A12/1725/19 22 Nov 2019 | Polaris Ranger XP 1000 |
| A12/1749/19 22 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz Actros, Antos, Arocs, Atego, Econic |
| A12/1752/19 22 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz Vito |
| A12/1604/19 1 Nov 2019 | Emerson/Tescom Gas pressure regulator |
Who notified alerts in 2019
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 335 |
| United Kingdom | 47 |
| Portugal | 45 |
| France | 39 |
| Italy | 12 |
| Poland | 10 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2019
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