EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Mondeo / Galaxy / S-MAX” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1309/13
Summary
null The injector O-ring/s may have been damaged during assembly which could cause a fuel leak into the cylinder head injector recess. The build up of fuel in the recess could run down the back of the engine and contact the exhaust/hot surfaces causing a risk of smoke or fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Mondeo / Galaxy / S-MAX · Mondeo / Galaxy / S-MAX
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger Vehicle.
- Production dates: WF0SXXGBWSCA77271 to WF0SXXGBWSCD37911. Vehicles built between 12/01/2012 and 11/02/2013
What is the risk?
- null The injector O-ring/s may have been damaged during assembly which could cause a fuel leak into the cylinder head injector recess. The build up of fuel in the recess could run down the back of the engine and contact the exhaust/hot surfaces causing a risk of smoke or fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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