EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Explorer, Puma, Focus, S-Max, Galaxy, Kuga” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00130/21
Summary
A problem may occur with the current Telematic control unit (TCU) software, which could affect the functionality of the eCall system.As a result, emergency service may not be contacted in case of need.
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Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Explorer, Puma, Focus, S-Max, Galaxy, Kuga · Types: DEH, DFK, WUJ, J2K, e13*2007/46*1911*06-*09; e13*2007/46*2188*02, *03, *05; e13*2007/46*2217*00-*01; e9*2007/46*3165*00,*02-*04
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 15 July 2019 and 12 February 2021
What is the risk?
- A problem may occur with the current Telematic control unit (TCU) software, which could affect the functionality of the eCall system.As a result, emergency service may not be contacted in case of need.
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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