Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-5
Volkswagen · Passenger car - Fox
This product poses a risk of injury because inadequate surface coating, corrosion and salt can result in increased friction in the bonnet latch. If the bonnet is opened and closed frequently, the latch may become bent.24 accidents (opening of bonnet) have been reported worldwide. No one has been injured.
- Published
- 09 February 2007
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Corrective actions taken by the manufacturer. Date of entry into force: Unknown. Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Corrective actions taken by the manufacturer. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0123/07
- Model
- Vehicle type: 5Z; EC type-approval: e1*2001/116*0301*00-02. The vehicles concerned are of the model years 2005 to 2007 and have vehicle identification numbers in the following ranges:WVW***5Z*54004631 - WVW***5Z*54073923,WVW***5Z*60000001 - WVW***5Z*60043340,WVW***5Z*64000001 - WVW***5Z*64214091,WVW***5Z*70000001 - WVW***5Z*70007367,WVW***5Z*74000001 - WVW***5Z*74043936.
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 70007367
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Germany