EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Audi “e-Tron” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1317/19
Summary
Due to a faulty seal, moisture could reach the high voltage battery through the cabling of the charging socket and the electronics box. Consequently the high-voltage system could short-circuit increasing the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Audi
- Brand
- Audi
- Name / model
- e-Tron · Type approval number: e1*2007/46*1914 Type: GE
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Audi recall code: 93E8.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between December 2018 and March 2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to a faulty seal, moisture could reach the high voltage battery through the cabling of the charging socket and the electronics box. Consequently the high-voltage system could short-circuit increasing the risk of 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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