EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Touareg” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0160/19
Summary
A seat-belt latch may not have been sufficiently secured to the rear, right-hand seat. In the event of an accident, the rear seat-belt latch may therefore break, increasing the risk of injuries to passengers.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Touareg · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1827*; Type: CR
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car. Company recall code: 69Y2
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were produced between 8/8/2018 and 5/10/2018.
What is the risk?
- A seat-belt latch may not have been sufficiently secured to the rear, right-hand seat. In the event of an accident, the rear seat-belt latch may therefore break, increasing the risk of injuries to 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
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