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VW - Engine may start up without warning

Official notice

27 Jan 2016

CriticalDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - Engine may start up without warning. Engine may start up without warning Published 2016-01-27.

What to do now

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and check the torque of the earth attachment. If necessary the earth attachment is to be tightened to the correct specification.

Units affected

6,297

Recall number

R-2015-252

Official notice

2016-01-27

The hazard

Engine may start up without warning

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

CADDY

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Affected products

Product 1

VW CADDY

Units affected

6,297

Risk / hazard

Engine may start up without warning

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Vw

Phone

Not provided

Brand: VW. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2015-252

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2015-252

Campaign number

97BM

Units affected

6,297

Classification

DVSA recall R-2015-252

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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