NHTSA Campaign 18V369000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
NHTSA campaign 18V369000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 18V369000 with NHTSA on June 1, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V369000, NHTSA lists up to 10,225 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 9, 2018 and June 4, 2018.
Owner notification letters for 18V369000 were scheduled from June 29, 2018, 28 days after the report.
18V369000 covers 8 models from Audi and Volkswagen, model years 2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V369000 ranks 122 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V369000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 16 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 18V369000 was 17V075000, reported on February 8, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, Passat, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen and GTI and Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles. The brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have insufficient coating, potentially reducing the brake performance.
- The risk
- A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Volkswagen and Audi will notify their owners. Audi dealers will bleed the rear brakes. Volkswagen dealers will bleed the front and rear brake calipers. Note: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the brake system has been checked. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 47N8, 47N9, and 47N6.
Reported June 1, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V369000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V369000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 1, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted