Passenger car
DS automobiles · DS3
Motor vehiclesFire
- Country of origin
- France
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
Due to an error in the manufacturing process, a short circuit may occur in the battery located under the front bonnet. This could increase the risk of fire while the vehicle is being charged or on is in motion.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 25 November 2021
Product
- Description
- Passenger car.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00172/22 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2022-4
- Published
- 28 February 2022
- Modified
- 15 March 2022
- Corrigendum
- On request by the notifying authority, the model was changed from DS7 to DS3 and the type-approval numbers were updated accordingly.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10005104
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