EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car CITROEN “C3 Aircross II” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0584/19
Summary
A protruding weld stud may damage the bodywork wire harness and lead to a short-circuit. This may consequently cause a fire.
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HazardFire
Notified byGermany
Country of originFrance
Intended forConsumer
Product
Passenger car — CITROEN
- Brand
- CITROEN
- Name / model
- C3 Aircross II · Type-approval numbers: e4*2007/46*1241*00 to *01, e4*2007/46*1241*03 to *04; type: 2
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car. Company recall code: GHZ
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 6 September 2016 and 15 January 2019.
What is the risk?
- A protruding weld stud may damage the bodywork wire harness and lead to a short-circuit. This may consequently cause 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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