Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-39
VW - Volkswagen AG · Passenger car – VW Caddy
The product poses a serious risk of injuries because owing to defective heat treatment of the spring U-bolts, which attach the rear axle to the leaf spring, the spring U-bolts of Caddy vehicles may break. In the most severe cases, this could lead to loss of control of the rear axle.13 incidents reported.
- Published
- 05 October 2007
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- 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 correctives actions taken by the manufacturer. . Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0983/07
- Model
- Vehicle type 2K, EC type approval e1*2001/116*0252. Vehicle identification numbers: WV1***2K*7X024877 to 029277 and WV2***2K*7X000061 to 031164.
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Vehicles manufactured from 24 July 2006 to 31 August 2006.