Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2021-23
VW · Passat GTE, Arteon eHybrid
The connections of the 12V positive battery cable and of the battery monitoring system cable to the main fuse box may have been swapped round. As a result, the 12V positive battery cable will not be properly fused In the event of a short circuit, e.g. following an accident, and its temperature would exceed the permitted value, leading to increased risk of fire.
- Published
- 11 June 2021
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00804/21
- Model
- Type: 3C, 3H, e1*2001/116*0307*62 -*68, e1*2007/46*1725*13 - *17
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Passenger car