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Audi - Volkswagen

Official notice

16 Feb 2018

Last checked

16 Feb 2018

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Audi - Volkswagen. Certain vehicles may not comply with Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations. The tire certification label may bear incorrect Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) information. The label incorrectly states "520 kg" (1146 lbs) instead of the correct "450 kg" (992 lbs). If an owner were to rely on the incorrect values, it could lead to premature tire failure and vehicle overloading, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will apply a revised certification label with the correct values. Published 2018-02-16.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

67749

Official notice

2018-02-16

The hazard

Certain vehicles may not comply with Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations. The tire certification label may bear incorrect Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) information. The label incorrectly states "520 kg" (1146 lbs) instead of the correct "450 kg" (992 lbs). If an owner were to rely on the incorrect values, it could lead to premature tire failure and vehicle overloading, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will apply a revised certification label with the correct values.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

67749

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2014, Make: AUDI, Model: S7

Product 2

Year: 2015, Make: AUDI, Model: S7

Product 3

Year: 2016, Make: AUDI, Model: RS 7

Product 4

Year: 2017, Make: AUDI, Model: RS 7

Product 5

Year: 2018, Make: AUDI, Model: RS 7

Risk / hazard

Certain vehicles may not comply with Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations. The tire certification label may bear incorrect Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) information. The label incorrectly states "520 kg" (1146 lbs) instead of the correct "450 kg" (992 lbs). If an owner were to rely on the incorrect values, it could lead to premature tire failure and vehicle overloading, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will apply a revised certification label with the correct values.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Audi, Volkswagen.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

67749

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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