EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Skoda “Citigo” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00136/21
Summary
Damaged battery cells may lead to a short circuit.This will increase the risk of fire.
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HazardFire
Notified byGermany
Country of originCzechia
Intended forConsumer
Product
Passenger car — Skoda
- Brand
- Skoda
- Name / model
- Citigo · Type-approval number: e13*2007/46*1169*, Type: AA
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 11 May and 24 June 2020.
What is the risk?
- Damaged battery cells may lead to a short circuit.This will increase the risk of fire.
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: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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