Passenger car (VW) · Touareg
The electric tailgate has a defective spindle drive which may cause a pre-tensioned spring to come loose from the housing and injure persons standing nearby. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down…
Read the official notice →- Date
- 2021-12-03
- Country
- Germany
- Brand
- VW
- Product
- Passenger car
- Classification
- injuries
- Category
- Vehicles
- Source
- EU Safety Gate
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What to do
- Check whether your vehicle is affected by entering its VIN (vehicle identification number) on the manufacturer's or the agency's recall lookup.
- Contact a dealer to book the repair. Recall repairs are normally free of charge.
- If the notice says not to drive or to park outside, follow that until the repair is done.
General guidance from Recall Atlas. The official notice from the European Commission's Safety Gate has the exact models, batch codes and remedy, and it takes priority.
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