EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Tiguan” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1162/19
Summary
Due to a defective main fuse, in the event of an accident involving airbag deployment, the fuel pump is not switched off as intended. As a result, the fuel pump could continue conveying fuel, increasing the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Tiguan · Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0450*32,e1*2001/116*0450*34,e1*2001/116*0450*35
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car with a 2.0 TDI biturbo engine under VW recall code: 97 DM.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 28 August 2017 and 21 June 2018.
What is the risk?
- Due to a defective main fuse, in the event of an accident involving airbag deployment, the fuel pump is not switched off as intended. As a result, the fuel pump could continue conveying fuel, increasing the risk of fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory 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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