Passenger car
Volkswagen · UP!
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
Incorrectly parameterised airbag control units may have been fitted. For these airbag control units, the diagnosis function of the side crash sensors is deactivated. Should a fault occur in the side airbag system, the fault would not be recognised and the airbag warning light would not be activated. Failure to detect such a fault could lead to an increased risk of injuries for passengers in the event of an accident.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The recall affects certain 2013 vehicles produced between January and March 2013. Passenger car
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0550/13 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2013-018
- Published
- 3 May 2013
- Modified
- 29 January 2021
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/68160
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