EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car 5008 Peugeot — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0167/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of fire because the water entering the rear door may penetrate the electric window motor and cause the mechanism to malfunction. Eventually, the presence of humidity could cause the motor to short circuit, which could lead to localised overheating of the door panel and the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car 5008 — Peugeot
- Brand
- Peugeot
- Name / model
- The recall concerns certain vehicles with VINs from VF30E5FV89S145027 to VF30E5FVAAS240340.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of fire because the water entering the rear door may penetrate the electric window motor and cause the mechanism to malfunction. Eventually, the presence of humidity could cause the motor to short circuit, which could lead to localised overheating of the door panel and the risk of fire.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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