Fire

Van - safety plug "Dichtstopfen"

VOLKSWAGEN
Case number
0617/08
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
Van, model T5 (Recall Campaign 20N8)
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· Greece
Country of origin
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany
Published
2008-06-13

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of fire because of a fault in the welding of a sealing plug in the H-shaped piece between the fuel supply and return pipe, which may cause leakages. In the worst case scenario, leaking fuel could cause a fire.

Measures

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

The recall concerns vehicles produced from 12.03.2008 to 08.04.2008, with VIN numbers in the following ranges: WV1___7H_8H 139827 – 149179 WV1___7J_8X 018696 – 020239 WV2___7H_8H 139810 – 149276 WV2___7H_8X 018666 – 020248 WV2___7H_9H 001194 – 001199WV3___7J_8X 018686 – 020245.