EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “e-UP!” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00062/21
Summary
An insulation malfunction can lead to a short circuit in the battery system.In the event of a double malfunction (i.e. two affected cell modules in one battery), this could potentially lead to a fire.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- e-UP! · e13*2007/46*1167*, Type: AA
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 11 May and 24 June 2020.
What is the risk?
- An insulation malfunction can lead to a short circuit in the battery system.In the event of a double malfunction (i.e. two affected cell modules in one battery), this could potentially lead to a 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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