EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Tiguan Touran” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1535/18
Summary
Moisture can reach the LED module of the sunroof's ambient lighting which may cause a short-circuit and a build-up of heat. If this happens, there is a risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Tiguan Touran · Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0450*, e1*2001/116*0211*; Type: 5N, 1T
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car equipped with a panoramic sunroof with ambient lighting.Recall code: 60C9
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 20 April 2015 and 7 July 2018.
What is the risk?
- Moisture can reach the LED module of the sunroof's ambient lighting which may cause a short-circuit and a build-up of heat. If this happens, there is a risk of fire.
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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