Opel Citroen and DS recalls: a software error overcharges the lithium battery

Opel, Citroën And DS they memorized the ability fire hazard for lithium batteries high voltage. The remember to care several models released in the last 4 years and was distributed by Rapex Safety Gate website (European Rapid Alert System for non-food products) The body that informs about recall, writes that traction battery problem caused by the program that manages its operation. Here is a description of the European memorial e cars to look at.

OPEL, CITROËN AND DS NOTE EUROPE

Rapex is an early warning system that publishes weekly recall notices for non-food products that present a risk or safety problem to consumers. Depending on the reason for the investigation or report, action follows, which can range from a recall to the destruction of the product. They are usually the same producers – as in the case of Stellantis – to inform the authorities about the measures required for problems of defects (or counterfeit products) to be released on the market and checked. European Commission Report A12/01220/23 it started from France and refers to a defect that may increase the risk of fire.

OPEL, CITROËN AND DS NOTE: MODELS TO CHECK

The notice published on the European Commission’s Security portal website generally relates the problem to the towing battery, so it can be identified as problem with Hybrid versions of the plugin. THE examples involved in recall can be identified from production specifications:

• Opel Grandland X products from 15 November 2019 to 28 October 2022;
• Citroen C5 Aircross products from February 11, 2020 to November 28, 2022;
• DS7 cross products from 05 March 2019 to 04 November 2022;
• the numbers of permission C5 Aircross e2*2007/46*0642*07, e2*2007/46*0642*09, e2*2007/46*0642*10-17; DS7 cross e2*2007/46*0601*07-9, e2*2007/46*0601*10-21; Grandland Xe2*2007/46*0597*11-12, e2*2007/46*0597*15-16, e2*2007/46*0597*18-24.

LITHIUM BATTERY PROBLEM FOR OPEL, CITROËN AND DS

As reported in the statement of the European Commission, the possibility of a fire hazard in the event of a short circuit caused Stellantis to prepare. recalls JQD JQE JQF for C5 Aircross and DS7 Crossback, KES KET KEU 6527 for Opel Grandland X. The European newspaper explains that “A gravity battery can ignite due to a Bad battery monitoring app. This can cause the battery to pull and/or the vehicle to catch fire. The product does not comply with the rules of approval and market surveillance of vehicles and their trailers, and systems, equipment and different technical units intended for such vehicles..