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Van - safety plug "Dichtstopfen" – Volkswagen

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 12 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 13 Jun 2008 (week 23, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Van - safety plug "Dichtstopfen"
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Brand as notified
VOLKSWAGEN
Type / model
Van, model T5 (Recall Campaign 20N8)
Description
The recall concerns vehicles produced from 12.03.2008 to 08.04.2008, with VIN numbers in the following ranges: WV1___7H_8H 139827 – 149179 WV1___7J_8X 018696 – 020239 WV2___7H_8H 139810 – 149276 WV2___7H_8X 018666 – 020248 WV2___7H_9H 001194 – 001199WV3___7J_8X 018686 – 020245.
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire because of a fault in the welding of a sealing plug in the H-shaped piece between the fuel supply and return pipe, which may cause leakages. In the worst case scenario, leaking fuel could cause a fire.
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 0617/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-23 (XML)
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