EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Caravan Hymer “Eriba Nova, Eriba Nova-S” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0476/13
Summary
null Due to the cyclical bending movement of the wooden floor, while the vehicle is moving or stationary, the floor heating mat between the PVC covering and the wood sandwich can break at the butt joints. The result is uncontrolled contact resistance during heating, which may lead in extreme cases to the PVC covering catching fire.
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Product
Caravan — Hymer
- Brand
- Hymer
- Name / model
- Eriba Nova, Eriba Nova-S · Type: EG/N 001, EG/NT 001 Manufactured in 2011-2012
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Caravan
What is the risk?
- null Due to the cyclical bending movement of the wooden floor, while the vehicle is moving or stationary, the floor heating mat between the PVC covering and the wood sandwich can break at the butt joints. The result is uncontrolled contact resistance during heating, which may lead in extreme cases to the PVC covering catching fire.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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