EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Polo” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00567/20
Summary
Due to incorrectly closed non-return valves in the vacuum lines, oil may be sucked into the brake booster, damaging its internal membrane.This may lead to the failure of braking power assistance, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Polo · Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0510*, Type: 6R
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under VW recall code: 47P7.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 22 September 2019 and 06 February 2020.
What is the risk?
- Due to incorrectly closed non-return valves in the vacuum lines, oil may be sucked into the brake booster, damaging its internal membrane.This may lead to the failure of braking power assistance, increasing the risk of 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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