EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Motorcycle Zero Motorcycles “DS, S, DSP” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0889/18
Summary
Contact between the battery casing and its mounting can result in damage to the casing. This can cause moisture to penetrate the battery, which can lead to a short circuit and a fire.
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Product
Motorcycle — Zero Motorcycles
- Brand
- Zero Motorcycles
- Name / model
- DS, S, DSP · Type-approval number: e11*2002/24*0506*05 Type: Z1
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Motorcycle
- Production dates: The motorcycles in question were manufactured between 21/10/2011 and 23/07/2012.
What is the risk?
- Contact between the battery casing and its mounting can result in damage to the casing. This can cause moisture to penetrate the battery, which can lead to a short circuit and a fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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