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INFO/00145/21

Passenger car

Volkswagen · Golf A7, Golf A7 Variant, Tiguan, Jetta A7, Golf A7 TDI

Country of origin
Germany
Notifying country
France
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

Defective material may be used in the rear suspension helical springs. As a result, the springs could break, impairing the driving stability and increasing the risk of an accident.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles

Measures taken

  1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 13 May 2019

Product

Description
Vehicles manufactured for the American market.
Brand
Volkswagen
Model / type
Individual approval
Barcode
42J5
Batch
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 14 January 2015 and 10 November 2018.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
INFO/00145/21 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2021-32
Published
6 August 2021
Modified
5 December 2022

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10004202

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