EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "Carrera", "Carrera S" Carrefour Home, Porsche — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0571/12
Summary
null There is a possibility that the rapid-action coupling on a fuel line on the underside of the vehicle is touching a heating pipe. If this happens, it can impair the locking function of the rapid-action coupling, causing it to open and, as a result, fuel can leak out.
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Product
Passenger car "Carrera", "Carrera S" — Carrefour Home, Porsche
- Brand
- Carrefour Home, Porsche
- Name / model
- Model 911. The recall concerns 212 model year vehicles, built between 8/9/2011 and 24/1/2012.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null There is a possibility that the rapid-action coupling on a fuel line on the underside of the vehicle is touching a heating pipe. If this happens, it can impair the locking function of the rapid-action coupling, causing it to open and, as a result, fuel can leak out.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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