A12/1162/1925 July 2019

Passenger car

VW · Tiguan

What is the danger

Due to a defective main fuse, in the event of an accident involving airbag deployment, the fuel pump is not switched off as intended.

As a result, the fuel pump could continue conveying fuel, increasing the risk of fire.

Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor

Description: Passenger car with a 2.0 TDI biturbo engine under VW recall code: 97 DM.
Brand: VW
Model / type: Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0450*32, e1*2001/116*0450*34, e1*2001/116*0450*35
Batch: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 28 August 2017 and 21 June 2018.

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

Alert number: A12/1162/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-031
Published: 25 July 2019
Modified: 24 November 2021
Corrigendum: Notification A12/0864/19 has been withdrawn from weekly report 24-2019 of 14/06/2019 at the request of the national authority following a reassessment of the risk.

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