EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle VW “Crafter” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01224/20
Summary
Due to a manufacturing error, the glue used to affix the side and/or rear windows has insufficient adhesion. As a result, the windows may become detached from the vehicle, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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Product
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- Crafter · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1612, e1*2007/46*1613, e1*2007/46*1614*, e1*2007/46*1615, e1*2007/46*1617*, Types: SYM2E, SYN1E, SYN2E, SYN1Z, SYM2Z
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 19 January 2017 and 23 September 2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to a manufacturing error, the glue used to affix the side and/or rear windows has insufficient adhesion. As a result, the windows may become detached from the vehicle, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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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