EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Polo, Up” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1319/18
Summary
A poorly welded towing eye may have been included in the vehicle's tool kit. As a consequence, it could break off during towing and the vehicle being towed would lose forward propulsion and, on becoming detached, the towing rope may hit people or objects.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Polo, Up · Approval No: e1*2001/116*0510*##, e13*2007/46*1167*13;Type: 6R, AA
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 1/10/2015 and 29/10/2017.
What is the risk?
- A poorly welded towing eye may have been included in the vehicle's tool kit. As a consequence, it could break off during towing and the vehicle being towed would lose forward propulsion and, on becoming detached, the towing rope may hit people or objects.
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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