EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Caddy, Passat, Touran EcoFuel” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0300/17
Summary
null If mechanical damage occurs to the varnish layer of the gas tank, it could lead to the outer shell of the gas tank no longer having the required corrosion protection. With ongoing corrosion over an extended period of time, the residual wall thickness of the gas tank could become too low and the gas tank could burst.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Caddy, Passat, Touran EcoFuel · EC type approval e1*2001/116*0252* Type: 2K Sales name: Caddy; EC type approval e1*2007/46*0217* Type: 2KN Sales name: Caddy;Type approval number: e1*2001/116*0468* Type: 3CC Sales name: Pass.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car powered by compressed natural gas
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between 1 June 2010 and 12 October 2013.
What is the risk?
- null If mechanical damage occurs to the varnish layer of the gas tank, it could lead to the outer shell of the gas tank no longer having the required corrosion protection. With ongoing corrosion over an extended period of time, the residual wall thickness of the gas tank could become too low and the gas tank could burst.
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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