EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volkswagen “UP!” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0550/13
Summary
null Incorrectly parameterised airbag control units may have been fitted. For these airbag control units, the diagnosis function of the side crash sensors is deactivated. Should a fault occur in the side airbag system, the fault would not be recognised and the airbag warning light would not be activated. Failure to detect such a fault could lead to an increased risk of injuries for passengers in the event of an…
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Product
Passenger car — Volkswagen
- Brand
- Volkswagen
- Name / model
- UP! · N/A
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- The recall affects certain 2013 vehicles produced between January and March 2013.Passenger car
- Production dates: Unknown
What is the risk?
- null Incorrectly parameterised airbag control units may have been fitted. For these airbag control units, the diagnosis function of the side crash sensors is deactivated. Should a fault occur in the side airbag system, the fault would not be recognised and the airbag warning light would not be activated. Failure to detect such a fault could lead to an increased risk of injuries for passengers in the event of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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