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Passenger car – Ford

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 16 Apr 2009In the weekly report of 17 Apr 2009 (week 14, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Ford (229 alerts)
Type / model
Ford Focus 1.6 / 1.8 / 2.0 L Turbo diesel
Description
Vehicles built between 01.06.2006 and 25.01.2007 with type-approval numbers e13*2001/116*009, *144 and *157 are affected.
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire because the use of road salt can cause corrosion of the control module of the radiator fan on the concerned vehicles. The salt can penetrate the electronics and lead to overheating, which can cause the module and the surrounding cable and components to catch fire. 30 incidents reported.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0522/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-14 (XML)
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