Injuries

Control arm

Meyle
Control arm
Case number
A12/0973/15
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
Type: 116 050 0061/HD, 116 050 0062/HD
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇩🇪 Germany
Country of origin
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Published
2015-08-07

⚠️ Risk

null Due to a manufacturing defect in the body of the controller, cracks may develop in the weld seam. If these remain undetected, they will cause the weld seam to break under the dynamic load of the vehicle being driven. If the control arm breaks completely the vehicle can no longer be steered.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: Unknown

Control arms produced in 2013 for vehicles manufactured between 1996 and 2010. These replacement parts may be installed in the following vehicles: Audi A3, Audi TT, VW Golf and VW New Beetle.