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VW - Directional control may be lost

Official notice

8 Jun 2015

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - Directional control may be lost. Directional control may be lost Published 2015-06-08.

What to do now

On vehicles which have been involved in a rear impact or reversed at speed over a high obstacle. The trailing arm of the torsion beam rear axle is checked for accident damage and replaced if necessary. In other instances a brace plate will be fitted to the trailing arms.

Units affected

5,286

Recall number

R-2015-002

Official notice

2015-06-08

The hazard

Directional control may be lost

How to check if you're affected

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Models

BEETLE

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Affected products

Product 1

VW BEETLE

Units affected

5,286

Risk / hazard

Directional control may be lost

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-2015-002

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2015-002

Campaign number

42G8

Units affected

5,286

Classification

DVSA recall R-2015-002

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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