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A12/0840/16

Passenger car

VW · Phaeton

Country of origin
Germany
Notifying country
Germany
Counterfeit
No
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Requirements breached

The adhesion of the glass cover on the sliding roof may be insufficient due to contamination during the production process. The glass cover could detach whilst the vehicle is moving and endanger traffic following behind.

Measures taken

  1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer

Product

Description
Passenger car with sunroof.
Brand
VW
Model / type
Type approval number: e1*2001/116*0189* Type: 3D
Batch
The vehicles in question were manufactured between 25 April 2007 and 17 June 2008.

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/0840/16 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2016-027
Published
1 July 2016
Modified
30 July 2021
Corrigendum
Notification A12/0333/16 from Report-2016-011 has been updated to clarify the production codes affected by the recall.

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