Volkswagen passenger car - disabled driver's hand-operated accelerator and brake control fitted in the models — injuries risk

Hazard

The product poses a risk of injuries because, owing to the fact that the supplier used the wrong material for the bearing-pin swivel plate, some hand-operated controls may develop hairline cracks in the bearing-pin weld seam on the base plate. In the worst cases, this can cause the bearing pin to come loose, leading to a malfunction - including even failure of the accelerator and brake controls -, which could result in an accident.

Measures taken

• Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer — Other

Product description

The hand-operated controls in question were fitted by Volkswagen to vehicles built between May 2002 and May 2005 and bearing a chassis number drawn from one of the following ranges: WVW ___ 1J _ 3 W 221390 - 689560WVW ___ 1J _ 4 W 030888 - 188918WVW ___ 1J _ 5 W 002897 - 078888WVW ___ 1K _ 5 P 005448 - 097450WVW ___ 1K _ 5 W 007764 - 249028WVW ___ 3B _ 3 E 158515 - 466137WVW ___ 3B _ 3 P 205550 - 458044WVW ___ 3B _ 4 E 004752 - 343284WVW ___ 3B _ 4 P 006476 - 195412WVW ___ 3B _ 5 E 000335 - 174852WVW ___ 3B _ 5 P 053987 - 053987WVW ___ 6E _ 5 B 002122 - 002122WVW ___ 6X _ 3 B 029133 - 060589WVW ___ 6X _ 4 B 005370 - 012753WVW ___ 7M _ 3 V 031084 - 039794WVW ___ 7M _ 4 V 003172 - 032790WVW ___ 7M _ 5 V 008690 - 036403WVW ___ 9C _ 5 M 508790 - 508790WVW ___ 9N _ 2 D 071795 - 076536WVW ___ 9N _ 2 Y 082270 - 082270WVW ___ 9N _ 3 D 007600 - 178207WVW ___ 9N _ 3 Y 023224 - 235742WVW ___ 9N _ 4 D 007199 - 074081WVW ___ 9N _ 4 Y 001379 - 229474WVW ___ 9N _ 5 D 006423 – 026774WVW ___ 9N _ 5 Y 005430 – 175209