EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-23
VOLKSWAGEN · Van - safety plug "Dichtstopfen"
The product poses a risk of fire because of a fault in the welding of a sealing plug in the H-shaped piece between the fuel supply and return pipe, which may cause leakages. In the worst case scenario, leaking fuel could cause a fire.
- Published
- 13 June 2008
- Notifying authority
- Greece
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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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
- 0617/08
- Model
- Van, model T5 (Recall Campaign 20N8)
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
The recall concerns vehicles produced from 12.03.2008 to 08.04.2008, with VIN numbers in the following ranges: WV1___7H_8H 139827 – 149179 WV1___7J_8X 018696 – 020239 WV2___7H_8H 139810 – 149276 WV2___7H_8X 018666 – 020248 WV2___7H_9H 001194 – 001199WV3___7J_8X 018686 – 020245.