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Passenger car – Volkswagen “Caddy, Passat, Touran EcoFuel”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 10 Mar 2017In the weekly report of 17 Mar 2017 (week 11, 2017)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
Caddy, Passat, Touran EcoFuel
Type / model
EC type approval e1*2001/116*0252* Type: 2K Sales name: Caddy; EC type approval e1*2007/46*0217* Type: 2KN Sales name: Caddy;Type approval number: e1*2001/116*0468* Type: 3CC Sales name: Pass.....
Batch numbers
The vehicles in question were manufactured between 1 June 2010 and 12 October 2013. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car powered by compressed natural gas
Production dates
The vehicles in question were manufactured between 1 June 2010 and 12 October 2013.
Risk
null If mechanical damage occurs to the varnish layer of the gas tank, it could lead to the outer shell of the gas tank no longer having the required corrosion protection. With ongoing corrosion over an extended period of time, the residual wall thickness of the gas tank could become too low and the gas tank could burst.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0300/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-011 (XML)
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