EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volkswagen — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1542/12
Summary
null It is possible that, for reasons as yet unexplained, the rear natural gas tank may be defective. Corrosion may increase this risk. In the worst-case scenario, this may even result in the rupture of the gas tank.One incident reported.
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Product
Passenger car — Volkswagen
- Brand
- Volkswagen
- Name / model
- clesProduct: Passenger carBrand: VolkswagenName: Touran EcoFuelType: 1TEC type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0211*; The recall concerns vehicles sold under the .....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Unknown
What is the risk?
- null It is possible that, for reasons as yet unexplained, the rear natural gas tank may be defective. Corrosion may increase this risk. In the worst-case scenario, this may even result in the rupture of the gas tank.One incident reported.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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