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VW - Front brake discs may not be correct thickness

Official notice

19 Mar 2018

CriticalDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - Front brake discs may not be correct thickness. Front brake discs may not be correct thickness Published 2018-03-19.

What to do now

The front discs on affected vehicles will be checked for conformity and where necessary they will be replaced.

Units affected

56

Recall number

R-2018-074

Official notice

2018-03-19

The hazard

Front brake discs may not be correct thickness

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

GOLF

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Affected products

Product 1

VW GOLF

Units affected

56

Risk / hazard

Front brake discs may not be correct thickness

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-2018-074

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-074

Campaign number

46H4

Units affected

56

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-074

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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