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VW - Brake pedal may fail and make hard braking impossible

Official notice

26 Mar 2016

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - Brake pedal may fail and make hard braking impossible. Brake pedal may fail and make hard braking impossible Published 2016-03-26.

What to do now

Inspect pivot shaft mounting and where necessary fit a new clip.

Units affected

17,163

Recall number

R-2016-060

Official notice

2016-03-26

The hazard

Brake pedal may fail and make hard braking impossible

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.

Models

TOUAREG

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Affected products

Product 1

VW TOUAREG

Units affected

17,163

Risk / hazard

Brake pedal may fail and make hard braking impossible

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Vw

Phone

Not provided

Brand: VW. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2016-060

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2016-060

Campaign number

46G4

Units affected

17,163

Classification

DVSA recall R-2016-060

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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