Volkswagen · Passenger car / van

The product poses a risk of injuries because on some vehicles the adjustment bushes of the rear brake shoes may break when tightening the handbrake because of insufficient wall thickness. In such cases, the handbrake cannot be tightened, or may loosen again after tightening, causing the risk of an accident.

Published: 17 April 2009
Notifying authority: Greece
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

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 alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 0511/09
Model: "Crafter" type 2E or 2F

Classification

Category: Motor vehicles
Risk type: Injuries
Country of origin: Germany

Product description

The recall concerns 2007 model year vehicles with chassis numbers in the following ranges: 2E: from 001001 to 0168182F: from 010079 to 013033