EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Opel “Insignia B” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1297/18
Summary
Defective sealing may lead to moisture penetrating the central locking control unit. This could result in a short-circuit and the melting of the door-locking plug, possibly leading to a fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- Insignia B · Type-approval numbers: e8*2007/46*0264*01, e8*2007/46*0264*02, e8*2007/46*0264*03, e8*2007/46*0264*04, e8*2007/46*0264*05; type: Z-B
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between February 2017 and March 2018.
What is the risk?
- Defective sealing may lead to moisture penetrating the central locking control unit. This could result in a short-circuit and the melting of the door-locking plug, possibly leading to 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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