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VW - Head restraint guide retaining spring may be faulty

Official notice

7 Aug 2018

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns VW - Head restraint guide retaining spring may be faulty. Head restraint guide retaining spring may be faulty Published 2018-08-07.

What to do now

On the affected vehicles the left head restraint guides on both front seats have to be replaced.

Units affected

428

Recall number

R-2018-212

Official notice

2018-08-07

The hazard

Head restraint guide retaining spring may be faulty

How to check if you're affected

Compare the product name and identifiers below with the item you own. Check the official notice for the affected products and next steps.

Models

PASSAT

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Affected products

Product 1

VW PASSAT

Units affected

428

Hazard

Head restraint guide retaining spring may be faulty

Where it was sold

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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

Official classification

DVSA recall R-2018-212

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-212

Campaign number

72H7

Units affected

428

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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