The risk
The battery positive cable fitted with Dynamic Response System (DRS) suspension system may clash with the DRS pipes and wear through the protective heat sleeve and cable insulation causing surrounding components to melt and combust.
Product: Passenger car with diesel engine.
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: 22/10/2013
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. |
| A12/1606/13 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 |
| A12/1128/13 30 Aug 2013 | Bmw 1 series, 5 series, 7 series, X3, X5, X6 |
| 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
More Range Rover alerts
2 EU Safety Gate alerts for Range Rover since 2012; the most were issued in 2012 (1).
| Evoque Injuries | Dec 2012 |