Passenger car – Volkswagen “Tiguan”
Serious risk Injuries
- Product
- Passenger car
- Brand
- Volkswagen (223 alerts)
- Brand as notified
- VW
- Name
- Tiguan
- Type / model
- Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0450*; type: 5N
- Batch numbers
- The affected vehicles were manufactured between 4 and 14 February 2019. (official alert record)
- Description
- Passenger car under VW recall code: 72J5.
- Production dates
- The affected vehicles were manufactured between 4 and 14 February 2019.
- Risk
- Due to a manufacturing defect, the left-hand front seat (in the direction of travel) may develop cracks on the right-hand side of the seat frame/seat pan. Cracks may affect the strength of the seat's structure which could cause the seatback to collapse in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury for passengers.
- Measures
- Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Alert type
- Consumer
This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.
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