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Passenger car – Volkswagen “T5”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 21 Nov 2017In the weekly report of 1 Dec 2017 (week 48, 2017)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
T5
Type / model
Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0220*, e1*2001/116*0218* Type: 7HC, 7HM
Batch numbers
The vehicles affected were produced between 18/11/2005 and 06/12/2005. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car.
Production dates
The vehicles affected were produced between 18/11/2005 and 06/12/2005.
Risk
null In gas-powered T5 vehicles, undetected corrosion in the gas tanks persisting over a long period could affect the thickness of the wall of the gas tank. Insufficient residual wall thickness may cause the gas tank to burst.
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 A12/1655/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-048 (XML)
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