EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Tiguan” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0630/19
Summary
The material used for the rear coil springs may be inadequate. There is a possibility that a coil spring may fracture and damage the rear tyres. This may affect driving stability and increase the risk of an accident.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Tiguan · Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0450* Type: 5N
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under recall code 42J4.
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between 5 April 2017 and 6 November 2018.
What is the risk?
- The material used for the rear coil springs may be inadequate. There is a possibility that a coil spring may fracture and damage the rear tyres. This may affect driving stability and increase the risk of an accident.
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
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗