Fire

Passenger car

Opel
Case number
0284/06
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
Signum (Z-C/S), Vectra (Z-C, Z-C/SW)
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇩🇪 Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Published
2006-05-26

⚠️ Risk

Moisture ingress to the heatable spray nozzles can trigger a malfunction, which can result in the spray nozzles overheating. In unfavourable circumstances, overheating of the spray nozzles can lead to a fire in the engine compartment shortly after the engine has been stopped. Some fire damages have been reported without any injury to persons.

Measures

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

EC-type approval e1*98/14*0187*09 ff and e1*2001/116*0214*05 and e1*2001/116*0238*02ff and e1*2001/116*090*00 ff and e1*2001/116*0291*00 ff and e1*2001/116*0292*00 ff.Cars from the model years 2004-2006 are affected.
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