EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Tiguan Allspace” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1289/18
Summary
The fixing nut on the right and/or left front axle ball joint may not have been tightened with the correct torque. The fixing nut may consequently become detached from the ball joint, resulting in loss of forward propulsion and loss of driving stability.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Tiguan Allspace · Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0450; Type: 5N
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 27/7/2017 and 3/4/2018.
What is the risk?
- The fixing nut on the right and/or left front axle ball joint may not have been tightened with the correct torque. The fixing nut may consequently become detached from the ball joint, resulting in loss of forward propulsion and loss of driving stability.
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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