EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "9-3 and 9-5" Saab — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 1087/11
Summary
null The contact between the electric heater and the engine block could be reduced overtime. As a result, when the vehicle is parked and the electric heater is in use the temperature in the electric heater element could rise and cause a fire.
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Product
Passenger car "9-3 and 9-5" — Saab
- Brand
- Saab
- Name / model
- 9-3 MY 2011: B1300264-B2500003 9-3 MY 2012: C1300002-C1300517 9-5 MY 2011: B4000002-B4008104 9-5 MY 2012: C4000009-C4200005
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car with A20NFT engine and electrical heating element mounted in factory.
What is the risk?
- null The contact between the electric heater and the engine block could be reduced overtime. As a result, when the vehicle is parked and the electric heater is in use the temperature in the electric heater element could rise and cause a fire.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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