EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car S60 and XC60 Volvo — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0537/12
Summary
null The affected vehicles may have had excessive underbody protection applied which, when drying, may have formed small stalactite shaped formations close to the underbody fuel lines which could damage them resulting in a fuel leak. Due to the positioning of the fuel lines, escaping fuel or fuel vapour could potentially lead to a fire.
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Product
Passenger car S60 and XC60 — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- Chassis numbers: S60: 124055 - 128338 MY12 XC60: 302264 - 308564 MY12
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null The affected vehicles may have had excessive underbody protection applied which, when drying, may have formed small stalactite shaped formations close to the underbody fuel lines which could damage them resulting in a fuel leak. Due to the positioning of the fuel lines, escaping fuel or fuel vapour could potentially lead to a fire.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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