EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Smart “Fortwo, Forfour” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00748/20
Summary
The internal welds in the main cell diverters (connection between the individual cells and cell modules) of the high-voltage battery may not meet the specifications and could break, interrupting the electrical contact within the battery.This would result in the immediate failure of the whole battery, increasing the risk of an accident.Furthermore, electric arching may occur in the damaged battery, increasing the…
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Product
Passenger car — Smart
- Brand
- Smart
- Name / model
- Fortwo, Forfour · Model series: BR 453, Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0413*40, Type: 451
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 22 May 2019 and 28 May 2019.
What is the risk?
- The internal welds in the main cell diverters (connection between the individual cells and cell modules) of the high-voltage battery may not meet the specifications and could break, interrupting the electrical contact within the battery.This would result in the immediate failure of the whole battery, increasing the risk of an accident.Furthermore, electric arching may occur in the damaged battery, increasing 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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