EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "Outlander" Mitsubishi — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0175/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of fire because some vehicles without power seats have an unused power seat connector under the front seats, which is powered even when the ignition is switched off. If snow and road salt penetrate the housing of this connector, corrosion of the connector terminals can occur, leading to the possibility that the connector will melt due to burning.
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Product
Passenger car "Outlander" — Mitsubishi
- Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Name / model
- CW0W. The recall concerns model year 2007-2008 vehicles without power seats, produced until January 29, 2008.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of fire because some vehicles without power seats have an unused power seat connector under the front seats, which is powered even when the ignition is switched off. If snow and road salt penetrate the housing of this connector, corrosion of the connector terminals can occur, leading to the possibility that the connector will melt due to burning.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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