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VW - The lift cable of the spare wheel winch could snap under certain conditions

Official notice

11 Dec 2020

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - The lift cable of the spare wheel winch could snap under certain conditions. The lift cable of the spare wheel winch could snap under certain conditions Published 2020-12-11.

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Units affected

6,501

Recall number

R-2020-360

Official notice

2020-12-11

The hazard

The lift cable of the spare wheel winch could snap under certain conditions

How to check if you're affected

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Models

AMAROK

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Affected products

Product 1

VW AMAROK

Units affected

6,501

Risk / hazard

The lift cable of the spare wheel winch could snap under certain conditions

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-2020-360

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2020-360

Campaign number

66L9

Units affected

6,501

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-360

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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