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Passenger car Opel Vivaro. – OPEL

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 6 Dec 2007In the weekly report of 7 Dec 2007 (week 48, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car Opel Vivaro.
Brand
Opel (256 alerts)
Brand as notified
OPEL.
Type / model
Type:X 83 , EC-Type approval e1*98/14*0170*11.
Description
28307 vehicles are affected worldwide, 5618 of which are in Germany, vehicles of model years 2006 and 2007 with the VIN numbers indicated below. The operation is being carried out under the code-name 07-C-023 and information is available from dealers. VIN numbers: 7V 600005 to 7V 636469 (plant of Luton, Germany), 6Y 951032 to 7Y 951283, and 64951032 to 74951283 (plant of Barcelona, Spain).
Risk
The products poses a risk of fire because a possible short circuit. The set of cables on the dashboard may rub against the clutch pedal holder or the steering column. This may lead to electrical faults and short-circuiting, with the risk of fire.
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 1281/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-48 (XML)
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