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Passenger car – VW Commercial Vehicles “T6”

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 25 Jun 2019In the weekly report of 5 Jul 2019 (week 27, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
VW Commercial Vehicles (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
VW commercial vehicles
Name
T6
Type / model
Type approval number: e1*2001/116*0220*; type: 7HC
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 23 July 2015 and 8 February 2019. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car under VW recall code: 58D7. T6 vehicles with an electric tailgate and an electric sliding door.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 23 July 2015 and 8 February 2019.
Risk
If the vehicle is washed with a high-pressure cleaner, water may enter the interior, damage the control device for the tailgate and cause an incomplete short circuit with localised damage from scorching. When air enters through open windows, doors, or the sliding roof, the damage from scorching can develop into a fire.
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 A12/0979/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-027 (XML)
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