EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car S40/ V50/ C30 Volvo — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0176/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of fire because water could penetrate into the electric cooling fan control unit and this could result in a short circuit and, in the worst scenario, a fire. Since the fan is permanently connected to the battery voltage, a fire could occur when the vehicle is parked, with the ignition switched either on or off.Four incidents of fires reported in Sweden.
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Product
Passenger car S40/ V50/ C30 — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- Model Year 2007. Chassis numbers C30: 0000073-0010313 S40: 0250037-0296638 V50: 0270042-0313561 with engines B4164S3, B4184S8, B4184S11 and B4204S3.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of fire because water could penetrate into the electric cooling fan control unit and this could result in a short circuit and, in the worst scenario, a fire. Since the fan is permanently connected to the battery voltage, a fire could occur when the vehicle is parked, with the ignition switched either on or off.Four incidents of fires reported in Sweden.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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