EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Passat GTE, Arteon eHybrid” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00804/21
Summary
The connections of the 12V positive battery cable and of the battery monitoring system cable to the main fuse box may have been swapped round.As a result, the 12V positive battery cable will not be properly fused In the event of a short circuit, e.g. following an accident, and its temperature would exceed the permitted value, leading to increased risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Passat GTE, Arteon eHybrid · Type: 3C, 3H, e1*2001/116*0307*62 -*68, e1*2007/46*1725*13 - *17
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 10 March 2020 and 29 March 2021.
What is the risk?
- The connections of the 12V positive battery cable and of the battery monitoring system cable to the main fuse box may have been swapped round.As a result, the 12V positive battery cable will not be properly fused In the event of a short circuit, e.g. following an accident, and its temperature would exceed the permitted value, leading to increased 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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