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Passenger car / van – Volkswagen

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 16 Apr 2009In the weekly report of 17 Apr 2009 (week 14, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car / van
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Type / model
"Crafter" type 2E or 2F
Description
The recall concerns 2007 model year vehicles with chassis numbers in the following ranges: 2E: from 001001 to 0168182F: from 010079 to 013033
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because on some vehicles the adjustment bushes of the rear brake shoes may break when tightening the handbrake because of insufficient wall thickness. In such cases, the handbrake cannot be tightened, or may loosen again after tightening, causing the risk of an accident.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective action taken by the importer
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0511/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-14 (XML)
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