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Passenger car – Volkswagen “Passat, Polo”

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Published by Safety Gate 6 Apr 2021In the weekly report of 9 Apr 2021 (week 14, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Name
Passat, Polo
Type / model
e1*2001/116*0307*##, e1*2001/116*0510*##, Types: 3C, 6R
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured in 2007. (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
69BE (official alert record)
Description
Vehicles equipped with SDI propellant generators from the Takata production plants Monclova 2 and Freiberg.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured in 2007.
Risk
The propellant used in the airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures and high-temperature cycling. In the event of an airbag being deployed, the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the occupants.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Company recall code
69BE
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert INFO/00087/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-14 (XML)
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