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EU Safety Gate · Report-2012-041

Volkswagen · Passenger car

It is possible that, for reasons as yet unexplained, the rear natural gas tank may be defective. Corrosion may increase this risk. In the worst-case scenario, this may even result in the rupture of the gas tank. One incident reported.

Published
12 October 2012
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1542/12
Model
clesProduct: Passenger carBrand: VolkswagenName: Touran EcoFuelType: 1TEC type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0211*; The recall concerns vehicles sold under the .....
Category
Motor vehicles
Risk type
Injuries
Country of origin
Germany

Passenger car