EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Hyundai “Veloster” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1330/19
Summary
The engine management software could cause premature ignition of the air/fuel mixture in the engine cylinder. Pre-ignition could cause excessive cylinder pressure eventually leading to engine damage. This could lead to an engine stall in motion and to increased risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Hyundai
- Brand
- Hyundai
- Name / model
- Veloster · Type-approval number: e11*2007/46*0194*04; type: FS
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Hyundai recall code: 91C018.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1 December 2011 and 17 November 2014.
What is the risk?
- The engine management software could cause premature ignition of the air/fuel mixture in the engine cylinder. Pre-ignition could cause excessive cylinder pressure eventually leading to engine damage. This could lead to an engine stall in motion and to increased risk of 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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