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Passenger car - Fox – Volkswagen

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 8 Feb 2007In the weekly report of 9 Feb 2007 (week 5, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car - Fox
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Type / model
Vehicle type: 5Z; EC type-approval: e1*2001/116*0301*00-02. The vehicles concerned are of the model years 2005 to 2007 and have vehicle identification numbers in the following ranges:WVW***5Z*54004631 - WVW***5Z*54073923,WVW***5Z*60000001 - WVW***5Z*60043340,WVW***5Z*64000001 - WVW***5Z*64214091,WVW***5Z*70000001 - WVW***5Z*70007367,WVW***5Z*74000001 - WVW***5Z*74043936.
Risk
This product poses a risk of injury because inadequate surface coating, corrosion and salt can result in increased friction in the bonnet latch. If the bonnet is opened and closed frequently, the latch may become bent.24 accidents (opening of bonnet) have been reported worldwide. No one has been injured.
Measures
  • Corrective actions taken by the manufacturer
  • Corrective actions taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0123/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-5 (XML)
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