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Passenger car – Volkswagen “Volkswagen Transporter T5”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 2 Mar 2022In the weekly report of 4 Mar 2022 (week 9, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Name
Volkswagen Transporter T5
Type / model
  • 7H, 7J
  • e1*2001/116*0220*xx, e1*2007/46*0130*xx
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
7H, 7J, e1*2001/116*0220*xx, e1*2007/46*0130*xx
Batch numbers
2007 - 2015 (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
20AF (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
2007 - 2015
Risk
The gas tank may corrode because the protective paint will not be properly maintained over time. Refueling a corroded gas tank could lead to fuel leaks and increase the risk of explosion. The product does not meet the requirements set out in the Regulation concerning the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 9 Feb 2022
Company recall code
20AF
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00380/22
    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-2022-9 (XML)
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