Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-42
AUDI · Passenger car - Tailgate drive
The product poses a serious risk of injuries because it is possible in rare isolated cases that the power-operated tailgate can close again abruptly and unexpectedly after it has been opened using the power function, since the gas struts supporting the tailgate fail to operate correctly.
- Published
- 26 October 2007
- Notifying authority
- Greece
- 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 actions taken by the importer. Press release has been issued.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1110/07
- Model
- Passengers’ cars, models Q7, A6 Avant and A6 allroad
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
The recall affects all Audi A6 Avant, Audi A6 allroad and Audi Q7 vehicles with power-operated tailgate up to July 2007.