{"lang":"en","id":-14357,"reference":"1311/08","notification_type":"A12","published":"2008-11-13T23:00:00.000Z","modified":null,"weekly_report":"Report-2008-45","title":{"text":"Passenger car - Disabled driver's hand-operated accelerator and brake control fitted in the models Golf (1J, 1K), New Beetle, Polo, Passat (3B), Lupo and Sharan.","en":"Passenger car - Disabled driver's hand-operated accelerator and brake control fitted in the models Golf (1J, 1K), New Beetle, Polo, Passat (3B), Lupo and Sharan.","translated":false},"name":{"text":"Passenger car - Disabled driver's hand-operated accelerator and brake control fitted in the models Golf (1J, 1K), New Beetle, Polo, Passat (3B), Lupo and Sharan.","en":"Passenger car - Disabled driver's hand-operated accelerator and brake control fitted in the models Golf (1J, 1K), New Beetle, Polo, Passat (3B), Lupo and Sharan.","translated":false},"name_specific":null,"brands":["Volkswagen"],"models":["Vehicle type 1K 1J (Golf) Vehicle type 9C (New Beetle) Vehicle type 7M (Sharan) Vehicle type 6X (Lupo) Vehicle type 6E (Lupo) Vehicle type 3B (Passat) Vehicle type 9N (Polo)"],"barcodes":[],"batches":[],"category":{"key":"motor.vehicles","source_key":"product.category.motor.vehicles","label":"Motor vehicles","en":"Motor vehicles","translated":false},"category_other":null,"risks":[{"key":"injuries","source_key":"riskType.injuries","label":"Injuries","en":"Injuries","translated":false}],"risk_other":null,"risk_description":{"text":"The product poses a risk of injuries because, owing to the fact that the supplier used the wrong material for the bearing-pin swivel plate, some hand-operated controls may develop hairline cracks in the bearing-pin weld seam on the base plate. In the worst cases, this can cause the bearing pin to come loose, leading to a malfunction - including even failure of the accelerator and brake controls -, which could result in an accident.","en":"The product poses a risk of injuries because, owing to the fact that the supplier used the wrong material for the bearing-pin swivel plate, some hand-operated controls may develop hairline cracks in the bearing-pin weld seam on the base plate. In the worst cases, this can cause the bearing pin to come loose, leading to a malfunction - including even failure of the accelerator and brake controls -, which could result in an accident.","translated":false},"legal_provisions":null,"description":{"text":"The hand-operated controls in question were fitted by Volkswagen to vehicles built between May 2002 and May 2005 and bearing a chassis number drawn from one of the following ranges: WVW ___ 1J _ 3 W 221390 - 689560WVW ___ 1J _ 4 W 030888 - 188918WVW ___ 1J _ 5 W 002897 - 078888WVW ___ 1K _ 5 P 005448 - 097450WVW ___ 1K _ 5 W 007764 - 249028WVW ___ 3B _ 3 E 158515 - 466137WVW ___ 3B _ 3 P 205550 - 458044WVW ___ 3B _ 4 E 004752 - 343284WVW ___ 3B _ 4 P 006476 - 195412WVW ___ 3B _ 5 E 000335 - 174852WVW ___ 3B _ 5 P 053987 - 053987WVW ___ 6E _ 5 B 002122 - 002122WVW ___ 6X _ 3 B 029133 - 060589WVW ___ 6X _ 4 B 005370 - 012753WVW ___ 7M _ 3 V 031084 - 039794WVW ___ 7M _ 4 V 003172 - 032790WVW ___ 7M _ 5 V 008690 - 036403WVW ___ 9C _ 5 M 508790 - 508790WVW ___ 9N _ 2 D 071795 - 076536WVW ___ 9N _ 2 Y 082270 - 082270WVW ___ 9N _ 3 D 007600 - 178207WVW ___ 9N _ 3 Y 023224 - 235742WVW ___ 9N _ 4 D 007199 - 074081WVW ___ 9N _ 4 Y 001379 - 229474WVW ___ 9N _ 5 D 006423 – 026774WVW ___ 9N _ 5 Y 005430 – 175209","en":"The hand-operated controls in question were fitted by Volkswagen to vehicles built between May 2002 and May 2005 and bearing a chassis number drawn from one of the following ranges: WVW ___ 1J _ 3 W 221390 - 689560WVW ___ 1J _ 4 W 030888 - 188918WVW ___ 1J _ 5 W 002897 - 078888WVW ___ 1K _ 5 P 005448 - 097450WVW ___ 1K _ 5 W 007764 - 249028WVW ___ 3B _ 3 E 158515 - 466137WVW ___ 3B _ 3 P 205550 - 458044WVW ___ 3B _ 4 E 004752 - 343284WVW ___ 3B _ 4 P 006476 - 195412WVW ___ 3B _ 5 E 000335 - 174852WVW ___ 3B _ 5 P 053987 - 053987WVW ___ 6E _ 5 B 002122 - 002122WVW ___ 6X _ 3 B 029133 - 060589WVW ___ 6X _ 4 B 005370 - 012753WVW ___ 7M _ 3 V 031084 - 039794WVW ___ 7M _ 4 V 003172 - 032790WVW ___ 7M _ 5 V 008690 - 036403WVW ___ 9C _ 5 M 508790 - 508790WVW ___ 9N _ 2 D 071795 - 076536WVW ___ 9N _ 2 Y 082270 - 082270WVW ___ 9N _ 3 D 007600 - 178207WVW ___ 9N _ 3 Y 023224 - 235742WVW ___ 9N _ 4 D 007199 - 074081WVW ___ 9N _ 4 Y 001379 - 229474WVW ___ 9N _ 5 D 006423 – 026774WVW ___ 9N _ 5 Y 005430 – 175209","translated":false},"packaging":null,"origin_country":{"code":"DE","label":"Germany","en":"Germany","translated":false},"notifying_country":{"code":"DE","label":"Germany","en":"Germany","translated":false},"counterfeit":{"key":"option.no","source_key":"option.no","label":"No","en":"No","translated":false},"sold_online":{"key":"option.no","source_key":"option.no","label":"No","en":"No","translated":false},"online_trader":null,"professional_use":false,"corrigendum":null,"measures":[{"category":{"key":"measure.category.other","source_key":"measure.category.other","label":"Other","en":"Other","translated":false},"details":{"text":"Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.","en":"Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.","translated":false},"type":{"key":"measure.type.voluntary","source_key":"measure.type.voluntary","label":"Voluntary measures","en":"Voluntary measures","translated":false},"taken_by":{"key":"measure.operator.other","source_key":"measure.operator.other","label":"Other","en":"Other","translated":false},"effective":null}],"photos":[],"url":"https://safety.weblocally.com/en/alert/-14357","api_url":"https://safety.weblocally.com/api/v1/alerts/-14357?lang=en","source_url":"https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-14357","license":"Data © European Union, Safety Gate. 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