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Skoda - Damaged battery cells could have been installed in the high voltage battery which could lead to a thermal overload

Official notice

1 Dec 2020

CriticalDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Skoda - Damaged battery cells could have been installed in the high voltage battery which could lead to a thermal overload. Damaged battery cells could have been installed in the high voltage battery which could lead to a thermal overload Published 2020-12-01.

What to do now

Replace the batteries.

Units affected

1

Recall number

R-2020-349

Official notice

2020-12-01

The hazard

Damaged battery cells could have been installed in the high voltage battery which could lead to a thermal overload

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

CITIGO E

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Affected products

Product 1

SKODA CITIGO E

Units affected

1

Risk / hazard

Damaged battery cells could have been installed in the high voltage battery which could lead to a thermal overload

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Skoda

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Skoda. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-349

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2020-349

Campaign number

93J5

Units affected

1

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-349

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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