EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Kuga PHEV” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01090/20
Summary
Physical damage to the Secondary On-Board Diagnostic Control Module A (SOBDM) and/or the SOBDM connector could allow water ingress to the module which may cause an electrical short. A short in the SOBDM can potentially cause one or more battery cells to overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Kuga PHEV · e13*2007/46*2188*02
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1 July 2019 and 31 July 2020.
What is the risk?
- Physical damage to the Secondary On-Board Diagnostic Control Module A (SOBDM) and/or the SOBDM connector could allow water ingress to the module which may cause an electrical short. A short in the SOBDM can potentially cause one or more battery cells to overheat, increasing the risk of 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: 02/07/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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