Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-16
FORD · Passenger car - Ford Focus Turnier
The product poses a risk of fire because salt from the roads can cause corrosion in the control module of the radiator fan. The salt can penetrate into the electronics and cause overheating. As a result the module, surrounding cables and other components may catch fire.
- Published
- 25 April 2008
- 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 manufacturer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0453/08
- Model
- Vehicle type WVTA, DNW, EU type approval e13*97/27*040*, e13*98/14*0095*03 and e13*98/14D0056*04 (LPG)
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Concerns only vehicles with diesel engines made between 16.07.2004 and 01.12.2006.
