EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Tiguan, Touran” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00140/20
Summary
The fuel tank wall is not sufficiently thick. Consequently, in the event of an accident it could break and leak fuel increasing the risk of fire or explosion.
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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.
- Production dates: 10/10/2019 to 11/10/2019
What is the risk?
- The fuel tank wall is not sufficiently thick. Consequently, in the event of an accident it could break and leak fuel increasing the risk of fire or explosion.
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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