EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "Legacy" and "Outback" Subaru — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 1072/11
Summary
null The front windscreen wiper motor may generate heat and catch fire when the movement of the windscreen wipers is restricted (for example by snow that has accumulated on the windscreen).
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Product
Passenger car "Legacy" and "Outback" — Subaru
- Brand
- Subaru
- Name / model
- The recall concerns 2010 and 2011 model year vehicles, as follows: (1) Vehicles produced in Japan between 4 November 2009 and 17 May 2011. (2) Vehicles produced in USA between 7 Jan.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: -
What is the risk?
- null The front windscreen wiper motor may generate heat and catch fire when the movement of the windscreen wipers is restricted (for example by snow that has accumulated on the windscreen).
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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