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Passenger car – Cadillac “CTS”

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 14 Dec 2018In the weekly report of 21 Dec 2018 (week 51, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Cadillac (21 alerts)
Name
CTS
Type / model
Type-approval number: e13*2004/46*1422*00-04Type: A1LL
Batch numbers
Production: 2013 - 2016 (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car. Company recall code: 18286EU
Production dates
Production: 2013 - 2016
Risk
In vehicles equipped with automatic activation of heated front seats on remote start, occupant pressure on the seat in the same location can over time damage the flexible heating mat inside the seat. In rare cases, this can cause high electrical resistance in the damaged area of the mat. As a consequence, areas of the seat subject to high electrical resistance may overheat and could lead to a fire when the vehicle is unattended.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1944/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-051 (XML)
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