EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Tiguan” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1287/19
Summary
Due to a manufacturing defect, the left-hand front seat (in the direction of travel) may develop cracks on the right-hand side of the seat frame/seat pan. Cracks may affect the strength of the seat's structure which could cause the seatback to collapse in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury for passengers.
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 VW recall code: 72J5.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 4 and 14 February 2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to a manufacturing defect, the left-hand front seat (in the direction of travel) may develop cracks on the right-hand side of the seat frame/seat pan. Cracks may affect the strength of the seat's structure which could cause the seatback to collapse in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury for passengers.
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 ↗