Automotive recall

Transport Canada Recall - 2014464 - VOLKSWAGEN

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Summary

Product
Car recalled by VOLKSWAGEN
Issue
Vehicle - Suspension
What to do

Please see corrective actions section below

Affected products

2011 | VOLKSWAGEN | JETTA, 2012 | VOLKSWAGEN | BEETLE, 2012 | VOLKSWAGEN | JETTA, 2013 | VOLKSWAGEN | BEETLE, 2013 | VOLKSWAGEN | JETTA

Issue

On certain vehicles, if the rear axle trailing arms are damaged in a rear or side-rear impact crash and a repair facility does not correctly diagnose or replace damaged rear axle components, rear trailing arm durability could be reduced, which could result in a sudden fracture of the trailing arm. This could lead to a loss of vehicle control, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will install a sheet metal inlay on both rear axle trailing arms. The inlay is designed to help prevent the sudden loss of vehicle control should a rear axle trailing arm fracture occur if undiagnosed/unrepaired damage exists from a previous rear or side-rear impact/crash.

Additional information

Background

Visit Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database for the original recall.

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Automotive recall
Category
Vehicles - Car
Companies
Published by
Transport Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-69800
Transport Canada ID
2014464

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