EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car/ camper van T5 Volkswagen — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0175/12
Summary
null There is a possibility that the engine fan-control device is not completely sealed. Penetrating damp and corrosion can mean that, even without being ignited, the engine fan will run until the battery is completely flat. In the worst-case scenario, this can lead to a vehicle fire.
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Product
Passenger car/ camper van T5 — Volkswagen
- Brand
- Volkswagen
- Name / model
- Type 7HC, Multivan Caravelle, EC type approval e1*2001/116*0220* Type: 7HMA, Camper/California, EC type approval e1*2001/116*0289* Type: 7J0, Transporter, ABE No L225The veh.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car/ camper van
What is the risk?
- null There is a possibility that the engine fan-control device is not completely sealed. Penetrating damp and corrosion can mean that, even without being ignited, the engine fan will run until the battery is completely flat. In the worst-case scenario, this can lead to a vehicle fire.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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