The risk
The product poses a risk of fire because: - the earth cable has not always been correctly tightened on the connection of the electric heating element; - the contact resistance on the earth connection of the heating element for the additional air heater can get too high. This can lead to a high heat development in the connection area of this cable and to scorching damage and in the most unfavourable case to a vehicle fire.
Product: VW Tiguan Production period: 11 July 2007 to 10 February 2008 Chassis number: - WVG ___ 5N _ 8 W 000002 – 026941;- WVW ___ 5N _ 8 W 000014 - 000094.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary recall from consumers by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other fire alerts in 2008
34 of the 167 motor vehicle alerts published in 2008 concerned the same risk.
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| 1405/08 5 Dec 2008 | FIAT and LANCIA |
| 1418/08 5 Dec 2008 | NISSAN |
| 1419/08 5 Dec 2008 | SAAB |
| 1375/08 28 Nov 2008 | KAWASAKI |
| 1230/08 31 Oct 2008 | LAND ROVER |
| 0940/08 1 Sept 2008 | SUZUKI |
| 0941/08 1 Sept 2008 | FORD |
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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