Passenger car “Ford Galaxy, S-Max”
Ford
Motor vehiclesFire
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
These cars may cause a risk of fire due to shorting at the alternator terminal. In the vehicles affected, a possible short-circuit at the alternator terminal B+ may cause the protective and insulating material to melt. It is not impossible for fire to occur in the engine compartment when the vehicle is travelling or has been parked.
Measures taken
- Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Description: This notification concerns vehicles manufactured in the period 01.02.-11.06.2006 with 2.0 litre Duratec HE engines. The operation is being carried out under the code 6U049 and information is provided by the dealers.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0636/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-39
- Published
- 5 October 2006
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum concerning notification no. 13 (0632/06): Danger has been amended
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