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Passenger car – Volkswagen “Passat”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 29 Sep 2016In the weekly report of 7 Oct 2016 (week 40, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Brand as notified
VW
Name
Passat
Type / model
Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0307*; type: 3C
Batch numbers
The vehicles concerned were produced between 27.4.2015 and 14.10.2015. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
The vehicles concerned were produced between 27.4.2015 and 14.10.2015.
Risk
null It is possible that one or more of the pump pistons in the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) control device may become stuck. A pump piston that becomes stuck leads to diminished pressure build-up/pressure reduction in the hydraulic system. The Electronic Stability Programme's regulating capability is thus restricted.
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 A12/1238/16
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-040 (XML)
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