
Passenger car
VW – Volkswagen · Arteon, Golf, Golf Variant, Passat
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The thermal protection between the brake force booster and the emissions control device in front of the coupling support with the brake fluid reservoir may not have been correctly fitted. The coupling support could melt, leading to a leak of brake fluid, which could ignite if it comes into contact with hot components.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
Product
- Description
- Right-hand drive passenger car with direct shift gearbox and electronic brake force booster.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00188/24 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2024-5
- Published
- 29 January 2024
- Modified
- 22 July 2025
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