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Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle – Volkswagen “T6”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 13 May 2020In the weekly report of 22 May 2020 (week 21, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Brand as notified
VW
Name
T6
Type / model
  • Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0220*
  • Type: 7HC
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0220*, Type: 7HC
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1 July 2019 and 25 February 2020. (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
57H5 (official alert record)
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1 July 2019 and 25 February 2020.
Risk
Due to inadequate sealing, water may penetrate into the Bowden cables in the driver’s or front passenger's door and impair the movement of the cable’s inner wire at temperatures below the freezing point.As a result, the doors may open inadvertently, increasing the risk of an accident.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Company recall code
57H5
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00749/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-21 (XML)
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