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Passenger car – Volkswagen “Phaeton”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 4 May 2016In the weekly report of 13 May 2016 (week 19, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Brand as notified
VW
Name
Phaeton
Type / model
Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0189*;Type: 3D
Batch numbers
The vehicles affected were produced between 02/07/2012 and 27/01/2016. The tyres in question were mounted on reconditioned, used cars at the plant. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car with summer tyres (size 255/40ZR19 100Y XL).
Production dates
The vehicles affected were produced between 02/07/2012 and 27/01/2016. The tyres in question were mounted on reconditioned, used cars at the plant.
Risk
null Summer tyres may have been mounted with the wrong rubber mixture in the running surface.The use of the wrong rubber mixture results in a clear reduction in the tyres' adhesion to the road in wet weather.
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 A12/0567/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-019 (XML)
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