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Volkswagen - Passat

Official notice

10 May 2017

Last checked

10 May 2017

Critical riskTransport Canada

An official Transport Canada notice concerns Volkswagen - Passat. Powertrain Published 2017-05-10.

What to do now

Dealers will install a revised heat shield and certain vehicles will have the upper boost hose replaced.

Units affected

10,106

Recall number

2017256

Official notice

2017-05-10

The hazard

Powertrain

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Years

2012, 2013, 2014

Models

PASSAT

Recall Numbers

2017256

Campaign Numbers

23W5

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Affected products

Product 1

2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

Product 2

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

Product 3

2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

Units affected

10,106

Risk / hazard

Powertrain

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

VOLKSWAGEN

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Volkswagen. Contact: VOLKSWAGEN.

Source & status

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Car — Powertrain

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

2017256

Campaign number

23W5

Units affected

10,106

Classification

Car — Powertrain

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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