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Passenger car – Volkswagen “Tiguan”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 2 Dec 2016In the weekly report of 9 Dec 2016 (week 49, 2016)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
Tiguan
Type / model
EC Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0450*; type: 5N
Batch numbers
The vehicles affected were manufactured between 10 August and 16 September 2016. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car.
Production dates
The vehicles affected were manufactured between 10 August and 16 September 2016.
Risk
null The welded joint connecting the seat back adjuster to the side support of the seat back may not be strong enough, increasing the risk of injury to passengers in the event of an accident.
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 A12/1606/16
    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-2016-049 (XML)
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