EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Kuga” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01457/25
Summary
Due to a manufacturing defect, the internal battery separator can become damaged over time by repeated charging and discharging cycles of the cells. This can cause the high voltage battery cells to develop an internal short circuit. This creates a risk of the vehicle catching fire. Moreover, the short circuit can cause a loss of propulsion power, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries. The product does not…
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Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Kuga · e13*2007/46*2188*02-*03, *05-*13 (DFK)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: 20.08.2019 - 28.11.2023
- Recall information: https://www.ford.de/hilfe/r%C3%Bcckrufe
What is the risk?
- Due to a manufacturing defect, the internal battery separator can become damaged over time by repeated charging and discharging cycles of the cells. This can cause the high voltage battery cells to develop an internal short circuit. This creates a risk of the vehicle catching fire. Moreover, the short circuit can cause a loss of propulsion power, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries. 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): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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