EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Audi “A6 / A7” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0217/19
Summary
The electrical connector for the auxiliary heating element may not have been fully secured during the assembly process. This could lead to increased contact resistances in the connector area. In such cases, thermal overload could arise, which can lead to a fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Audi
- Brand
- Audi
- Name / model
- A6 / A7 · Type-approval number: e1 * 2007/46 * 0436 * .. Type: 4G - Diesel-powered vehicles without factory-installed parking heaters, are affected.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car. Company recall code: 82C1.
- Production dates: Vehicles produced between July 2014 and October 2014 are affected.
What is the risk?
- The electrical connector for the auxiliary heating element may not have been fully secured during the assembly process. This could lead to increased contact resistances in the connector area. In such cases, thermal overload could arise, which can 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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