The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because on vehicles with 3.2/3.6l engine of a limited production period the oil pump drive may overload at cold start. As the result the vehicle may break down causing road accidents.
Product: The vehicles concerned are of the model years 2006 and 2007 and have vehicle identification numbers in the following ranges: - Touareg: WVG*7L*6D000033 to VG*7L*6D069879,WVG*7L*7D000001 to WVG*7L*7D071580.- Passat: WVW*3C*6E001678 to WVW*3C*6E239950,WVW*3C*6P000075 to WVW*3C*6P226975, WVW*3C*7E000001 to WVW*3C*7E227984,WVW*3C*7P000001 to WVW*3C*7P157295, WVW*3C*6Z000038 to WVW*3C*6Z000054.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other injuries alerts in 2008
122 of the 167 motor vehicle alerts published in 2008 concerned the same risk.
| 1500/08 26 Dec 2008 | Porsche |
| 1506/08 26 Dec 2008 | Triumph |
| 1507/08 26 Dec 2008 | Fiat |
| 1508/08 26 Dec 2008 | Fiat |
| 1490/08 19 Dec 2008 | Volkswagen |
| 1389/08 5 Dec 2008 | Volkswagen |
| 1407/08 5 Dec 2008 | OPEL |
| 1417/08 5 Dec 2008 | RENAULT |
Who notified alerts in 2008
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 64 |
| Germany | 43 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Poland | 13 |
| Sweden | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 7 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2008
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