EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Focus Cabriolet” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1619/12
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 propagate into the electronic circuits and result in overheating. In rare cases, the overheating may be sufficient to ignite the module fitted to the engine cooling fan and surrounding wiring component increasing the risk of a fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Focus Cabriolet · e13*2001/116*0157*06
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: WF0XXXLUDX6B00405 to WF0XXXLUDX7L06309. Vehicles built between 01/06/2006 and 30-04-2007
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 propagate into the electronic circuits and result in overheating. In rare cases, the overheating may be sufficient to ignite the module fitted to the engine cooling fan and surrounding wiring component increasing the risk of a fire.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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