Control arm
Meyle · Unknown
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Taiwan
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
Due to a manufacturing defect in the body of the controller, cracks may develop in the weld seam. If these remain undetected, they will cause the weld seam to break under the dynamic load of the vehicle being driven. If the control arm breaks completely the vehicle can no longer be steered.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Control arms produced in 2013 for vehicles manufactured between 1996 and 2010. These replacement parts may be installed in the following vehicles: Audi A3, Audi TT, VW Golf and VW New Beetle.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0973/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-031
- Published
- 29 July 2015
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/171315
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