Vehiclesfire

Passenger car (Opel) · Grandland X

The software in the battery management control unit cannot detect certain failure modes in the battery. In the vehicles concerned there may be a defect in the high-voltage battery, which could lead to overheating. This…

Read the official notice → Passenger car
Date
2024-07-12
Country
Germany
Brand
Opel
Product
Passenger car
Classification
fire
Category
Vehicles
Source
EU Safety Gate

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What to do

  1. Check whether your vehicle is affected by entering its VIN (vehicle identification number) on the manufacturer's or the agency's recall lookup.
  2. Contact a dealer to book the repair. Recall repairs are normally free of charge.
  3. If the notice says not to drive or to park outside, follow that until the repair is done.

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