The risk
It is possible that leaks may occur in the high-pressure lines due to faulty pipe material. In the worst case, escaping diesel may cause the vehicle to catch fire.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Other fire alerts in 2012
26 of the 146 motor vehicle alerts published in 2012 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1905/12 28 Dec 2012 | Peugeot Partner |
| A12/1862/12 21 Dec 2012 | Lamborghini Gallardo Coupé & Spyder |
| A12/1760/12 23 Nov 2012 | KTM EFI |
| A12/1696/12 16 Nov 2012 | Jaguar Jaguar XF |
| A12/1674/12 9 Nov 2012 | Honda CR-V |
| A12/1619/12 2 Nov 2012 | Ford Focus Cabriolet |
| A12/1637/12 2 Nov 2012 | Lotus |
| A12/1587/12 26 Oct 2012 | Fisker Karma |
Who notified alerts in 2012
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 45 |
| Greece | 44 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
| Portugal | 14 |
| Spain | 11 |
| Malta | 6 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2012
More Volkswagen alerts
217 EU Safety Gate alerts for Volkswagen since 2007; the most were issued in 2021 (27).
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