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Passenger car – Volkswagen “Tiguan Allspace”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 11 Mar 2021In the weekly report of 12 Mar 2021 (week 10, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Brand as notified
VW
Name
Tiguan Allspace
Type / model
  • Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0450*
  • Type: 5N
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0450*, Type: 5N
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 20 October and 2 December 2020. (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
72L8 (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 20 October and 2 December 2020.
Risk
Due to a manufacturing error, not all of the four bolts on the driver’s seat have been bolted onto the seat rail. As a result, the seat may fail to provide the necessary restraint in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Company recall code
72L8
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Mexico
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00322/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-10 (XML)
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