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Engine 1.8 Litre Marine Engine – Volvo Penta

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 30 Aug 2011In the weekly report of 9 Sep 2011 (week 36, 2011)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Engine 1.8 Litre Marine Engine
Brand
Volvo Penta (10 alerts)
Brand as notified
VOLVO PENTA
Type / model
8.1Gi, 8.1GXi and 8.1GiC
Description
Petrol, stern-drive engines for leisure boats.
Risk
null Fluid was inadvertently trapped in the throttle body unit during the manufacturing process. The trapped fluid may corrode sensors within the throttle body which may result in unexpected deceleration and / or high RPMs at engine start. If the unexpected high RPMs occur when the engine is in gear, a risk of collision and resulting personal injury exists.
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0914/11
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0914/11
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2011-036 (XML)
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