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Single deck bus – Optare “Solo, Versa,MetroCity, Tempo”

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 7 May 2019In the weekly report of 17 May 2019 (week 20, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Single deck bus
Brand
Optare
Name
Solo, Versa,MetroCity, Tempo
Batch numbers
Specific UK vehicles built between 18/02/2005 and 14/03/2019. Specific Export vehicles built between 25/02/2005 and 24/03/2019 (official alert record)
Description
Single deck bus
Production dates
Specific UK vehicles built between 18/02/2005 and 14/03/2019. Specific Export vehicles built between 25/02/2005 and 24/03/2019
Risk
A surge protector device is fitted across the vehicle batteries to prevent damage to vehicle components if the vehicle is jump started. This device can, over time, become corroded internally resulting in a short circuit which can overheat the device until it catches fire.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 26 Apr 2019
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Alert type
Professional

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0740/19
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-020 (XML)
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