EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Focus & C-MAX” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0825/14
Summary
null Vehicles operated in countries which have high road salt usage during the winter months may experience an increased risk of corrosion build up. In extreme cases the corrosion can spread into the electronic circuits and result in overheating. In rare cases the module and wiring components may ignite.
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Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Focus & C-MAX · Unknown
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Vehicles with diesel engine built between 04-03-2004 and 31-05-2006 and automatic vehicles with petrol engine built between 01-06-2006 and 10-04-2007. WF0MXXGCDM3M40417 to WF0MXXGCDM7D28452.
What is the risk?
- null Vehicles operated in countries which have high road salt usage during the winter months may experience an increased risk of corrosion build up. In extreme cases the corrosion can spread into the electronic circuits and result in overheating. In rare cases the module and wiring components may ignite.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 16/06/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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