EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Mobile home VW “Grand California” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1356/19
Summary
The kitchen stove's gas system might have been incorrectly fitted and the gas canister's storage cabinet might not be properly sealed. Consequently gas could leak from the system into the interior of the vehicle leading to a fire or explosion.
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Product
Mobile home — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Grand California · Type approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1953*00, e1*2007/46*1935*00 Types: SYMVE, SYMWE
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Mobile home under VW recall code: 76A5.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 14 March 2019 and 9 May 2019.
What is the risk?
- The kitchen stove's gas system might have been incorrectly fitted and the gas canister's storage cabinet might not be properly sealed. Consequently gas could leak from the system into the interior of the vehicle leading to a fire or explosion.
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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