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Passenger car – Volkswagen “Tiguan”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 1 Jul 2021In the weekly report of 9 Jul 2021 (week 27, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Brand as notified
VW
Name
Tiguan
Type / model
e1*2001/116*0450*55, *56, Type: 5N
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 13 January and 11 March 2021. (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
72M4 (official alert record)
Description
Hybrid vehicle.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 13 January and 11 March 2021.
Risk
Incorrect Bowden cables were installed on the remote unlocking of the 2/3 seat back of the asymmetrically divisible rear seat. As a result, the locking of the rear seat back or its restraining effect in the event of an accident could be impaired, increasing the risk of injury.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Company recall code
72M4
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00971/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-27 (XML)
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