EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Aston Martin “DB9, DBS, Vanquish,Virage” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0105/18
Summary
The battery supply cable may be damaged by movement of right side front seat. This could create a short circuit causing the supply cable to overheat.
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Product
Passenger car — Aston Martin
- Brand
- Aston Martin
- Name / model
- DB9, DBS, Vanquish,Virage
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Vehicles built between 19/12/2003 and 17/11/2015.
What is the risk?
- The battery supply cable may be damaged by movement of right side front seat. This could create a short circuit causing the supply cable to overheat.
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: 18/12/2017
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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