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Audi - Volkswagen

Official notice

9 Feb 2017

Last checked

9 Feb 2017

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Audi - Volkswagen. On certain vehicles, a fault within the antilock brake system (ABS) may cause the module to fail during ABS and/or electronic stability control (ESC) activation. This will cause warning lights for ABS, brake and the ESC systems to illuminate. If this happens, the brake system related vehicle stabilizing functions (ABS/ESC) may not be available, increasing the risk of a loss of vehicle control and could lead to a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will update the ABS control module with improved diagnostic capability to detect insufficient PCU ground connection. ABS modules with insufficient ground connections will be replaced. Published 2017-02-09.

What to do now

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Recall number

68481

Official notice

2017-02-09

The hazard

On certain vehicles, a fault within the antilock brake system (ABS) may cause the module to fail during ABS and/or electronic stability control (ESC) activation. This will cause warning lights for ABS, brake and the ESC systems to illuminate. If this happens, the brake system related vehicle stabilizing functions (ABS/ESC) may not be available, increasing the risk of a loss of vehicle control and could lead to a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will update the ABS control module with improved diagnostic capability to detect insufficient PCU ground connection. ABS modules with insufficient ground connections will be replaced.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

68481

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2009, Make: AUDI, Model: A3

Product 2

Year: 2009, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: EOS

Product 3

Year: 2009, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: GOLF WAGON

Product 4

Year: 2009, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: GTI

Product 5

Year: 2009, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: JETTA

Product 6

Year: 2009, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: RABBIT

Product 7

Year: 2010, Make: VOLKSWAGEN, Model: GOLF

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, a fault within the antilock brake system (ABS) may cause the module to fail during ABS and/or electronic stability control (ESC) activation. This will cause warning lights for ABS, brake and the ESC systems to illuminate. If this happens, the brake system related vehicle stabilizing functions (ABS/ESC) may not be available, increasing the risk of a loss of vehicle control and could lead to a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will update the ABS control module with improved diagnostic capability to detect insufficient PCU ground connection. ABS modules with insufficient ground connections will be replaced.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Audi, Volkswagen.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

68481

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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