EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car VW “Various” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1685/18
Summary
Cars initially used for internal purposes of Volkswagen AG might not have been correctly modified before they were sold to the general public. There is a possibility that certain safety systems of these cars are not correctly modified for street use.
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Product
Passenger car — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Various · EC-type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0468*##e1*2001/116*0450*##e1*2007/46*0487*##e1*2001/116*0471*##e1*2007/46*0490*##e1*2001/116*0211*##, Type:13*, 60*, 61*, 1F*, 1K*,1T*, 3C*, 3D*, 5N*, 6R*, 7L*, 7M*, 7N*, 7P*; 9N*, AA*, AB*, AH*, AJ*, AN*, AU*,AW*, AX*, A3*, A7*, BP*, CA*, e1*2007/46*0
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car. Company recall code: 01C5
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 30 December 2005 and 19 September 2017.
What is the risk?
- Cars initially used for internal purposes of Volkswagen AG might not have been correctly modified before they were sold to the general public. There is a possibility that certain safety systems of these cars are not correctly modified for street use.
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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