EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Peugeot “3008II, 308II, 5008II” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1355/18
Summary
The car has an incorrect version of the engine's software, leading to errors in the cooling strategy and malfunction of the engine's "high temperature" warning system. This could lead to unnoticed overheating of the engine, which may leak oil and also fail, increasing the risk of accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Peugeot
- Brand
- Peugeot
- Name / model
- 3008II, 308II, 5008II · e2/2007/46*0534*00, e2/2007/46*0534*001 e2/2007/46*0534*02, e2/2007/46*0534*03, e2/2007/46*0534*04, e2*2007/46*0405*15, e2*2007/46*0405*16, e2*2007/46*0405*17, e2*2007/46*0405*18,
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: 3008II: manufactured from 31/05/2016 to 06/04/2018 - VIN VF3MJAHWGS150801 to VF3MJAHWWKS004955.308 II : manufactured from 23/02/2017 to 23/03/2018 - VIN VF3LHEHZRHS028975 to VF3LHEHZRKS001574. 5008 II: manufactured from 5/10/2016 to 4/04/2018 - VIN VF3MJAHXHGL042040 to VF3MJAHWWKL001260.
What is the risk?
- The car has an incorrect version of the engine's software, leading to errors in the cooling strategy and malfunction of the engine's "high temperature" warning system. This could lead to unnoticed overheating of the engine, which may leak oil and also fail, increasing the risk of accident.
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: 12/07/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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