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VW - Towing eye in the vehicle tool kit may detach during use

Official notice

21 Dec 2017

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - Towing eye in the vehicle tool kit may detach during use. Towing eye in the vehicle tool kit may detach during use Published 2017-12-21.

What to do now

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the towing eye in the vehicle tool kit.

Units affected

110,001

Recall number

R-2017-347

Official notice

2017-12-21

The hazard

Towing eye in the vehicle tool kit may detach during use

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Affected products

Product 1

VW UP!

Units affected

110,001

Risk / hazard

Towing eye in the vehicle tool kit may detach during use

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-2017-347

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2017-347

Campaign number

50D9

Units affected

110,001

Classification

DVSA recall R-2017-347

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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