Fire

Engines for leisure crafts - Penta

Volvo
Engines for leisure crafts - Penta
Case number
0073/09
Category
Recreational crafts
Type / Model
3.0GLP-J, 4.3GL-J and 4.3GL-JF
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇸🇪 Sweden
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Published
2009-01-23

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of fire because it may contain carburettors which have float bowl retaining screws that were not properly torqued during carburettor assembly. Therefore, fuel may leak from these screws when engine is operated. Leaking fuel is a fire and explosion hazard if an ignition source is present.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

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