EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volvo “V40, V40CC, V60, S60” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1597/19
Summary
Excessive carbon deposits could build up in the intake system of the engine. Additionally, the intake valve could leak. Consequently, the temperature of the intake air could rise, causing the engine intake manifold to melt and deform. This could lead to the engine to stop increasing the risk of accidents or even the engine bay to catch fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- V40, V40CC, V60, S60 · - Vehicles equipped with four-cylinder diesel engine D4204T8 (engine code 74);- Production period: 2012 and 2019.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Volvo Recall code: 29946.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2012 and 2019.
What is the risk?
- Excessive carbon deposits could build up in the intake system of the engine. Additionally, the intake valve could leak. Consequently, the temperature of the intake air could rise, causing the engine intake manifold to melt and deform. This could lead to the engine to stop increasing the risk of accidents or even the engine bay to catch 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: 27/09/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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