Passenger car / van
Volkswagen
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of injuries because on some vehicles the adjustment bushes of the rear brake shoes may break when tightening the handbrake because of insufficient wall thickness. In such cases, the handbrake cannot be tightened, or may loosen again after tightening, causing the risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Voluntary corrective action taken by the importer Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The recall concerns 2007 model year vehicles with chassis numbers in the following ranges: 2E: from 001001 to 0168182F: from 010079 to 013033
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0511/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-14
- Published
- 16 April 2009
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-15108
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