Injuries

Passenger car - Audi A3 Sportback

Audi
Case number
0025/09
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
Vehicle type 8P, EC type-approval e1*2001*116*0217*, extensions 20 and 21.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany
Country of origin
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany
Published
2009-01-16

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of injuries because the tyres fitted on the vehicles by the vehicle manufacturer have a tyre identification with the speed symbol β€œW” (270 km/h), in accordance with the maximum design speed of 236 or 238 km/h.Due to a control error, the Certificate of Conformity (COC) documents (sections 15.1 and 15.2) indicate the speed index β€œH” (for 210 km/h) for the tyre size. Speed symbol should be β€œW”.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

The affected vehicles, which were manufactured between June 2008 and October 2008, have a 147kW 2.0 litre engine and a VIN in the range:WAU_ _ _8P_9A000869 to WAU_ _ _8P_9A056233.