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VW - The wall thickness of the fuel tank may not be to specification

Official notice

18 Dec 2019

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - The wall thickness of the fuel tank may not be to specification. The wall thickness of the fuel tank may not be to specification Published 2019-12-18.

What to do now

For all affected vehicles the fuel tank has to be replaced

Units affected

53

Recall number

R-2019-451

Official notice

2019-12-18

The hazard

The wall thickness of the fuel tank may not be to specification

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

TOURAN

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Affected products

Product 1

VW TOURAN

Units affected

53

Risk / hazard

The wall thickness of the fuel tank may not be to specification

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-2019-451

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2019-451

Campaign number

20BV

Units affected

53

Classification

DVSA recall R-2019-451

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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