EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Audi “A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0713/17
Summary
null The additional coolant pump can block due to foreign particles in the cooling system. This can result in the pump overheating which could lead to a fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Audi
- Brand
- Audi
- Name / model
- A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5 · Type approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0430, e1*2007/46*0436, e1*2001/116*0473 Types: B8, 4G, 8R
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between March 2011 and December 2016 and have a 2.0T engine.
What is the risk?
- null The additional coolant pump can block due to foreign particles in the cooling system. This can result in the pump overheating which could lead to 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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