EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Opel “Zafira” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1853/14
Summary
null Owing to a defective CNG tank fill-stop valve, natural gas can escape during and after filling of the tank and even after the engine has been switched off. Morever, fragments of a defective valve may impair the function of the low pressure regulator.
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Product
Passenger car — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- Zafira · Model: Zafira C-CNG. The only vehicles affected are those with the A16XNT engine.Type: P-J/SWEC type approval number: e4*2007/46*0204*06 to 16 inclusive
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between 2011 and 2014.
What is the risk?
- null Owing to a defective CNG tank fill-stop valve, natural gas can escape during and after filling of the tank and even after the engine has been switched off. Morever, fragments of a defective valve may impair the function of the low pressure regulator.
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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