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Burns Motor vehicles Serious risk
| Alert Number | A12/1566/18 |
| Brand | Audi |
| Category | Motor vehicles |
| Risk Type | Burns |
| Notifying Country | Germany |
| Country of Origin | Germany |
| Model Number | Type-approval number: e1 * 2001/116 * 0399 * ..; type: 42 |
| Published | 26 October 2018 |
Risk Description
Use of the vehicles concerned on a race track, in combination with extreme driving manoeuvres, may cause oil to leak onto the transmission breather. Oil vapours that have leaked out may come into contact with hot components in the engine compartment. This may lead to smoke developing and the vehicle could catch fire.
Measures Taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: Unknown
Product Description
Passenger car. Company recall code: 34J1