Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2016-019
VW · Phaeton
Summer tyres may have been mounted with the wrong rubber mixture in the running surface. The use of the wrong rubber mixture results in a clear reduction in the tyres' adhesion to the road in wet weather.
- Published
- 13 May 2016
- 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
- A12/0567/16
- Model
- Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0189*;Type: 3D
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Passenger car with summer tyres (size 255/40ZR19 100Y XL).