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Passenger car – Renault

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 26 Apr 2007In the weekly report of 27 Apr 2007 (week 16, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Renault (205 alerts)
Type / model
Clio III and Modus. The defect pertains to Renault Clio III cars manufactured in the period from 13 December 2005 to 23 January 2006 in the Flins factory (France) and from 23 January 2006 to 8 February 2006 in Bursa factory (Turkey) as well as to Renault Modus cars manufactured in the period from 14 December 2005 to 16 February 2006 in Valladolid (Spain). The VIN numbers of the Clio III cars start with VF1BR1 or VF1CR1 and of the Modus cars with VF1JP0.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because due to the possibility of stop lights switch melting, the lights can cease to function properly and additionally the temperature near the set of pedals can increase significantly leading to the production of smoke inside the car.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective action taken by the importer
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
France
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0365/07Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0365/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0365/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-16 (XML)
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