EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Galaxy, Kuga, S-Max” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00784/24
Summary
The cooling airflow is insufficient, causing the oil channel to be blocked. This leads the connecting rod bearing to seize and the connecting rod to tear off. This can deteriorate the combustion engine, resulting in a rupture in the engine oil tank or engine block, creating an oil tank leak. This increases the risk of fire under the bonnet. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market…
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Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Galaxy, Kuga, S-Max · e13*2007/46*2188*00-*12, e13*2001/116*0185*43-*44
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Galaxy / S-Max: 04.08.2020 - 01.03.2023Kuga: 23.07.2019 - 20.04.2023
- Recall information: https://www.ford.de/hilfe/r%C3%Bcckrufe
What is the risk?
- The cooling airflow is insufficient, causing the oil channel to be blocked. This leads the connecting rod bearing to seize and the connecting rod to tear off. This can deteriorate the combustion engine, resulting in a rupture in the engine oil tank or engine block, creating an oil tank leak. This increases the risk of fire under the bonnet. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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