EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Opel “Insignia Sports Tourer” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0968/17
Summary
null Penetration of water into the boot control module may cause a short-circuit and fire.
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HazardFire
Notified byGermany
Country of originGermany
Intended forConsumer
Product
Passenger car — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- Insignia Sports Tourer · Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0475*02-*06, e1*2007/46*0374*00-*04; Types: 2H, 0G-A
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were manufactured between June 2008 and August 2011.
What is the risk?
- null Penetration of water into the boot control module may cause a short-circuit and 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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