EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Land Rover, Range Rover “Land Rover Freelander 2 and Range Rover Evoque” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1087/13
Summary
null Diesel fuel can leak from the engine and pool in the cylinder head injector recess. If there is a sufficient volume of fuel in the recess, it is possible for the fuel to run onto the exhaust system which could lead to the risk of a fire. The fuel may also run on to the cylinder block and subsequently onto the ground presenting a skid hazard to other road users and increasing the risk of a crash. 17 vehicle…
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Product
Passenger car — Land Rover, Range Rover
- Brand
- Land Rover, Range Rover
- Name / model
- Land Rover Freelander 2 and Range Rover Evoque · Freelander 2 and Evoque 2.2L Diesel engine derivative vehicles
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car. Certain 2012 and 2013 model year Land Rover Freelander 2 and Range Rover Evoque 2.2L diesel engine derivative vehicles, built from January 2012 to June 2013 are potentially affected.
- Production dates: SALFA2CC5CH283941 to SALFA2DC5DH366379SALVA1BC6CH639806 to SALVA2CE3DH816769
What is the risk?
- null Diesel fuel can leak from the engine and pool in the cylinder head injector recess. If there is a sufficient volume of fuel in the recess, it is possible for the fuel to run onto the exhaust system which could lead to the risk of a fire. The fuel may also run on to the cylinder block and subsequently onto the ground presenting a skid hazard to other road users and increasing the risk of a crash. 17 vehicle fires have been reported.
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: 01/08/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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