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Ford - Ranger

Official notice

22 Feb 2013

Last checked

22 Feb 2013

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Ford - Ranger. Null There is a possibility of a faulty electrical connection to the electric booster heater. This could lead to rapid and significant heat generation at the connection, with a risk of smoke and/or fire from behind the instrument panel. Published 2013-02-22.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/0223/13

Official notice

2013-02-22

The hazard

Null There is a possibility of a faulty electrical connection to the electric booster heater. This could lead to rapid and significant heat generation at the connection, with a risk of smoke and/or fire from behind the instrument panel.

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Affected products

Product 1

Pick-up truck / passenger vehicle

Product 2

Ranger

Risk / hazard

Null There is a possibility of a faulty electrical connection to the electric booster heater. This could lead to rapid and significant heat generation at the connection, with a risk of smoke and/or fire from behind the instrument panel.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ford.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Serious risk — Fire

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/0223/13

Classification

Serious risk — Fire

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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