EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-12
VOLKSWAGEN · Passenger car
The product poses a risk of fire as transition resistance may be unacceptably high in the earth connection of the heating element of the additional air heater. This may cause overheating in this cable's connection area, damage resulting from excessive temperatures and, in the worst case scenario, it could set the vehicle on fire.
- Published
- 28 March 2008
- Notifying authority
- Spain
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0369/08
- Model
- JETTA and GOLF VARIANT (type 1K2/1K5)
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 000033105765
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
There are 4 885 vehicles affected on the Spanish market, manufactured between 8 January 2007 and 9 January 2008 with the following chassis numbers:WVW ___ 1K _ 7 M 099441 - 202689WVW ___ 1K _ 8 M 000025 - 1119033VW ___ 1K _ 7 M 101615 - 2026853VW ___ 1K _ 8 M 000033 - 105765WVW ___ 1K _ 7 M 300066 – 307813WVW ___ 1K _ 8 M 300001 – 3604143VW ___ 1K _ 7 M 300151 – 3031163VW ___ 1K _ 8 M 300043 – 321362