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Passenger car – Volkswagen “Golf A7, Golf A7 Variant, Tiguan, Jetta A7, Golf A7 TDI”

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Published by Safety Gate 6 Aug 2021In the weekly report of 13 Aug 2021 (week 32, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Volkswagen (223 alerts)
Name
Golf A7, Golf A7 Variant, Tiguan, Jetta A7, Golf A7 TDI
Type / model
Individual approval
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 14 January 2015 and 10 November 2018. (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
42J5 (official alert record)
Description
Vehicles manufactured for the American market.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 14 January 2015 and 10 November 2018.
Risk
Defective material may be used in the rear suspension helical springs. As a result, the springs could break, impairing the driving stability and increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the importer · from 13 May 2019
Company recall code
42J5
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert INFO/00145/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-32 (XML)
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