EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "Zafira" and "Combo" Opel — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0914/12
Summary
null Temperature fluctuations during the filling process (-20° to +40°) may damage the paint on the compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders, resulting in corrosion. In extreme cases, this may cause natural gas to leak from the CNG cylinders. There is a risk that the vehicle could catch fire once the engine has been switched off.
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Product
Passenger car "Zafira" and "Combo" — Opel
- Brand
- Opel
- Name / model
- - Type ZAFIRA T98MONOCAB/CNG, EC type approval Nos. (international):e1*98/14*0200*00 - e1*98/14*0200*06- Type COMBO-C-CNG, EC type approval Nos. (international):e1*2007/46*0293*00 -.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
What is the risk?
- null Temperature fluctuations during the filling process (-20° to +40°) may damage the paint on the compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders, resulting in corrosion. In extreme cases, this may cause natural gas to leak from the CNG cylinders. There is a risk that the vehicle could catch fire once the engine has been switched off.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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