EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Polo” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0878/15
Summary
null The welded joint between the seat mounting and the backrest frame may not be secure and may break. In this case, the backrest may fail if the vehicle is involved in an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Polo · Type: 6C1, EC type-approval: e1*2001/116*0510
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Vehicles produced between 6.2.2014 and 22.9.2014 are affected.
What is the risk?
- null The welded joint between the seat mounting and the backrest frame may not be secure and may break. In this case, the backrest may fail if the vehicle is involved in 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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