EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Hyundai “Ioniq” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1259/18
Summary
The inner housing of the hydraulic clutch actuator (HCA) may have burrs which can damage an inner oil seal over time. As a consequence, oil might leak into the phase cap area which could cause a short circuit and the engine compartment could catch fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Hyundai
- Brand
- Hyundai
- Name / model
- Ioniq · EC-type approval number: e4*2007/46*1157*05.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Production period: from 15/12/2015 to 20/09/2017
What is the risk?
- The inner housing of the hydraulic clutch actuator (HCA) may have burrs which can damage an inner oil seal over time. As a consequence, oil might leak into the phase cap area which could cause a short circuit and the engine compartment could catch fire.
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
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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