Volkswagen Plattenwagen

Volkswagen Plattenwagen
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The Volkswagen Transporter, initially the Type 2, is a range of light commercial vehicles, built as vans, pickups, and cab-and-chassis variants, introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen. It was the company's second mass-production light motor vehicle series, and was inspired by an idea and request from Dutch VW importer Ben Pon.

Technical data
ManufacturerVolkswagen
ProductionFrom 1950

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Recalls & safety

No recorded recalls for the Volkswagen Plattenwagen in EU Safety Gate or NHTSA (US).

Sources: EU Safety Gate (European market) and NHTSA (US market). See all Volkswagen recalls.