EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volvo “Various models” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1102/19
Summary
In certain driving conditions, the EGR cooling circuit may not be robust enough. As a result, an unexpected amount of soot may be generated, leading to increased risk of a fire in the engine compartment.
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Product
Passenger car — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- Various models · Model: S80, S60, V70, XC70, S60CC, V60, XC60, V60CC, V40, V40CC, S90, V90, V90CC and XC90; model year: 2014 - 2019;
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Volvo recall code: 29939.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2012 and 2018.
What is the risk?
- In certain driving conditions, the EGR cooling circuit may not be robust enough. As a result, an unexpected amount of soot may be generated, leading to increased risk of a fire in the engine compartment.
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: 12/07/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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