EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Ford Kuga PHEV” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01607/20
Summary
Internal or charging fault could cause the High Voltage (HV) battery pack to vent hot gas.As such gases have not been routed away from other components, they will cause them to exceed their designed working temperatures.Overheating of components such as the fuel tank and fuel lines will increase the risk of the vehicle catching fire. /
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Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Ford Kuga PHEV · e13*2007/46*2188*02
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Kuga Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), fitted with a Hight Voltage (HV) battery pack. Produced from 13/01/2020 to 24/09/2020.
- Production dates: 13/01/2020 to 24/09/2020
What is the risk?
- Internal or charging fault could cause the High Voltage (HV) battery pack to vent hot gas.As such gases have not been routed away from other components, they will cause them to exceed their designed working temperatures.Overheating of components such as the fuel tank and fuel lines will increase the risk of the vehicle catching 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: 06/11/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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