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Pickup truck – Volkswagen “Amarok”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 6 Oct 2020In the weekly report of 9 Oct 2020 (week 41, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Pickup truck
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Brand as notified
VW
Name
Amarok
Type / model
Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*0356*, Type: 2H
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1 August 2016 and 1 June 2020. (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
66L9, 66M1 (official alert record)
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1 August 2016 and 1 June 2020.
Risk
The winch rope that is used to attach the spare wheel under the vehicle and the additional strap fitted as a secondary safety device may break. This may cause the spare wheel to fall onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Company recall code
66L9, 66M1
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01334/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-41 (XML)
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