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Passenger car / van – Volkswagen “Caddy”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 8 Jan 2016In the weekly report of 15 Jan 2016 (week 2, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car / van
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Brand as notified
VW
Name
Caddy
Type / model
Types: 2K, 2KN. EC type approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0252*, e1*2007/46*0217*
Batch numbers
Vehicles produced between 25.5.2012 and 31.1.2013 are affected. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
Vehicles produced between 25.5.2012 and 31.1.2013 are affected.
Risk
null There may be a defect in the earth connection of the electrical system control unit in the sill area. In the worst-case scenario, the engine could start by itself when the remote-control unit is operated, which would make the vehicle move forward if the engine is in gear.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Poland
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0027/16
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-002 (XML)
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