Transport Canada Recall - 2014464 - VOLKSWAGEN
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Summary
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
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