EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Nissan “XTrail” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1603/12
Summary
null The engine bay insulation may have insufficient clearance from the turbocharger. As a result, there is a possible risk of fire in the engine compartment due to overheating of the engine bay insulation due to the high temperature of the turbocharger.
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Product
Passenger car — Nissan
- Brand
- Nissan
- Name / model
- XTrail · T31. Affected vehicles are right-hand drive vehicles equipped with 2.0 litre diesel (M9R) engine and were produced from 21/12/2006 to 27/04/2012.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null The engine bay insulation may have insufficient clearance from the turbocharger. As a result, there is a possible risk of fire in the engine compartment due to overheating of the engine bay insulation due to the high temperature of the turbocharger.
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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