EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Polo” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1270/18
Summary
The safety-belt buckle for the rear left seat could open unintentionally. In this case, the passenger in the rear left seat would no longer be protected by the installed restraint system.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Polo · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1783* Type: AW Sales description: Polo
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Vehicles from the Uitenhage/South Africa and Pamplona/Spain plants manufactured between 29 October 2016 and (prospectively) calendar week 41/2018 are affected.
What is the risk?
- The safety-belt buckle for the rear left seat could open unintentionally. In this case, the passenger in the rear left seat would no longer be protected by the installed restraint system.
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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