EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Tiguan, Sharan” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0975/16
Summary
null In the event of the deployment of the side airbag, the casing of the gas generator of the airbag may be damaged and small metal parts may break off and injure the driver or passenger.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Tiguan, Sharan · Type approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0487*, e1*2007/46*0401* Types: 5N, 7N
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between 12 January 2015 and 8 February 2015.
What is the risk?
- null In the event of the deployment of the side airbag, the casing of the gas generator of the airbag may be damaged and small metal parts may break off and injure the driver or passenger.
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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