Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2018-009
VW · Various models
A spring in the starter motor's magnetic switch was incorrectly installed. The starter motor may overheat, which could lead to a fire breaking out in the vehicle.
- Published
- 02 March 2018
- 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
- A12/0332/18
- Model
- Golf, Golf Cabrio, Passat, Polo, Sharan, Golf Plus, Scirocco, Passat CC, Eos, Touran, Golf Variant, Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Cabrio, Tiguan
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Burns
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Passenger car