EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle VW “T6” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00749/20
Summary
Due to inadequate sealing, water may penetrate into the Bowden cables in the driver’s or front passenger's door and impair the movement of the cable’s inner wire at temperatures below the freezing point.As a result, the doors may open inadvertently, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle — VW
- Brand
- VW
- Name / model
- T6 · Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0220*, Type: 7HC
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1 July 2019 and 25 February 2020.
What is the risk?
- Due to inadequate sealing, water may penetrate into the Bowden cables in the driver’s or front passenger's door and impair the movement of the cable’s inner wire at temperatures below the freezing point.As a result, the doors may open inadvertently, increasing the risk of an accident.
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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