The risk
The tie rod may not have been properly screwed to the wheel bearing housing. As a result, the steering function may be impaired and fail which can lead to a risk of accident and injury. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
Models on CarsLore
The alert names these models; open one for its complaints, recalls in other countries and inspection results.
Other injuries alerts in 2026
204 of the 311 motor vehicle alerts published in 2026 concerned the same risk.
| SR/02935/26 23 Oct 2026 | Volkswagen (VW) Caddy, Golf Sportsvan, Golf Variant 7, Tiguan, Tiguan Allspace, Touran |
| SR/02936/26 23 Oct 2026 | Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid |
| SR/02937/26 23 Oct 2026 | Honda |
| SR/02938/26 23 Oct 2026 | Seat Ateca, Tarraco |
| SR/02939/26 23 Oct 2026 | Scania G-SERIES, L-SERIES, P-SERIES, R-SERIES, S-SERIES |
| SR/02940/26 23 Oct 2026 | Volvo |
| SR/02999/26 23 Oct 2026 | Ford Ranger |
| SR/03001/26 23 Oct 2026 | Volkswagen (VW) ID.Polo |
Who notified alerts in 2026
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 149 |
| France | 119 |
| Belgium | 20 |
| Portugal | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 3 |
| Italy | 3 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2026
More Volkswagen alerts
217 EU Safety Gate alerts for Volkswagen since 2007; the most were issued in 2021 (27).
| ID.Polo Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Caddy, Golf Sportsvan, Golf Variant 7, Tiguan, Tiguan Allspace, Touran Injuries | Oct 2026 |
| Id.3 Injuries | Aug 2026 |
| Id. buzz, id.3, id.4, id.5, id.buzz cargo Fire | Apr 2026 |
| ID. BUZZ, ID.BUZZ Cargo, ID.3, ID.7 Fire | Feb 2026 |
| Amarok Injuries | Feb 2026 |
| T7 Transporter Injuries | Dec 2025 |
| Touareg Fire | Nov 2025 |