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VW - Possible incorrect welded connection of rear seat bench

Official notice

22 Jul 2019

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - Possible incorrect welded connection of rear seat bench. Possible incorrect welded connection of rear seat bench Published 2019-07-22.

What to do now

Check the welding of the mounting for right rear head restraint guides and if necessary replace the backrest frame.

Units affected

54

Recall number

R-2019-232

Official notice

2019-07-22

The hazard

Possible incorrect welded connection of rear seat bench

How to check if you're affected

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Models

PASSAT

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Affected products

Product 1

VW PASSAT

Units affected

54

Risk / hazard

Possible incorrect welded connection of rear seat bench

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-2019-232

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2019-232

Campaign number

72J7

Units affected

54

Classification

DVSA recall R-2019-232

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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