EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Renault “Megane, Kadjar, Scenic” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0556/19
Summary
Capacitors may crack under mechanical stress of the electronic board and overheat. This could lead to a malfunction of the engine cooling fan assembly, increasing the risk of a fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Renault
- Brand
- Renault
- Name / model
- Megane, Kadjar, Scenic · Type-approval numbers: e2*2007/46*0546*11, e2*2007/46*0546*12, e2*2007/46*0546*13, e2*2007/46*0475*13, e2*2007/46*0475*14, e2*2007/46*0574*07, e2*2007/46*0574*08; Engine types: K9K, R9N; Generati.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Renault recall code: 0D1C.
- Production dates: The affected Megane IV and Kadjar vehicles were manufactured between 13/09/2018 and 15/11/2018; the affected Scenic IV vehicles were manufactured between 02/10/2018 and 12/11/2018.
What is the risk?
- Capacitors may crack under mechanical stress of the electronic board and overheat. This could lead to a malfunction of the engine cooling fan assembly, increasing the risk of a fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 19/03/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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