EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Commercial vehicle/Van VW “Crafter” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1265/18
Summary
Resonance vibrations at particular (high) speed can cause damage to the cardan shaft. As a consequence, it could break and lead to an accident.
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HazardInjuries
Notified byGermany
Country of originPoland
Intended forProfessional
Product
Commercial vehicle/Van — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Crafter · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1614*; e1*2007/46*1616*; e1*2007/46*1622*; Type: SYN2E, SYN2Z, SZN2Z Sales description: Crafter
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Van
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were manufactured between 02/12/2016 and 06/07/2018.
What is the risk?
- Resonance vibrations at particular (high) speed can cause damage to the cardan shaft. As a consequence, it could break and lead to an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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