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Heated windscreen earth point – Ford

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 22 Feb 2007In the weekly report of 23 Feb 2007 (week 7, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Heated windscreen earth point
Brand
Ford (229 alerts)
Type / model
Passengers’ cars, models C-MAX & GALAXY
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire because the affected vehicles may not have the heated windscreen earth point tightened to the specification. An incorrectly tightened bolt may lead to electrical arcing and in some cases the arcing may cause scorching or burning of the surrounding trim components.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
Belgium
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0121/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-7 (XML)
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