Passenger cars – Volkswagen Transporter
| Alert Number | 0273/07 |
| Brand | VOLKSWAGEN |
| Category | Motor vehicles |
| Risk Type | Injuries |
| Notifying Country | Ireland |
| Country of Origin | Germany |
| Published | 23 March 2007 |
Risk Description
This product poses a serious risk of injuries because the backrest of the second seat row may not completely slot in because of a too short Bowden cable. In an accident the occupants of the second row would be at a higher risk of injuries than those in the first row as it is the attachment of their seatbelt attached to the backrest that is affected.
Measures Taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the importerDate of entry into force: Unknown
Product Description
The affected chassis numbers are. WV2ZZZ 7H Z 4 H 000 154 WV2ZZZ 7H Z 5 H 000 025 WV .ZZZ 7H Z 6 H 000 027 WV2ZZZ 7H Z 4 X 026 035 WV2ZZZ 7H Z 5 X 000 029 WV2ZZZ 7H Z 6 X 000 200 WV2ZZZ 7H Z 7 X 000 002 to WV2ZZZ7H Z 4 H 111 920 WV2ZZZ7H Z 5 H 108 546 WV ZZZ 7H Z 6 H 141 328 WV2ZZZ7H Z 4 X 042 607 WV2ZZZ7H Z 5 X 031 776 WV2ZZZ7H Z 6 X 037 493 WV2ZZZ7H Z 7 X 000 002. The affected Volkswagen Transporters were produced between March 2005 and August 2006.