Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-3
VOLVO. · Passenger car.
The product poses a serious risk of fire because a short circuit on the printed circuit board of the electrical PTC additional heater, which is set into the centre console behind the radio, can make the PTC element overheat and cause a smouldering fire.
- Published
- 26 January 2007
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the producer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0075/07
- Model
- Cars with diesel engines sold under the description S80. Type A, EC type approval e9*2001/116*0057*01 – 03.
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- Sweden