EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Various models” — risk: burns
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0332/18
Summary
A spring in the starter motor's magnetic switch was incorrectly installed. The starter motor may overheat, which could lead to a fire breaking out in the vehicle.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Various models · Golf, Golf Cabrio, Passat, Polo, Sharan, Golf Plus, Scirocco, Passat CC, Eos, Touran, Golf Variant, Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Cabrio, Tiguan
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were manufactured between March and July 2011
What is the risk?
- A spring in the starter motor's magnetic switch was incorrectly installed. The starter motor may overheat, which could lead to a fire breaking out in the vehicle.
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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