Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2020-43
Audi · A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5
Moisture can ingress into the belt starter generator, generating short-circuits. This can lead to local overheating of the component, increasing risk of fire.
- Published
- 23 October 2020
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/01401/20
- Model
- Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0430*, e1*2007/46*1550*, e1*2007/46*1801*, Types: B8, FY, F2
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- Germany