EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Opel “Astra, Cascada, Isignia, Zafira” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1017/18
Summary
A wrongly-fitted sealing ring may lead to oil leakage on the turbo oil-line. The leaking oil may ignite and cause a fire.
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HazardFire
Notified byGermany
Country of originGermany
Intended forConsumer
Product
Passenger car — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- Astra, Cascada, Isignia, Zafira · Type-approval numbers: e4*2007/46*0204*32, e8*2007/46*0264*05, e4*2007/46*0996*11; types: P-J/SW, Z-B, B-K
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were produced between 17 January 2018 and 4 April 2018.
What is the risk?
- A wrongly-fitted sealing ring may lead to oil leakage on the turbo oil-line. The leaking oil may ignite and cause a fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory 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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