Recall number R/2018/212


There are 428 VW vehicles affected by the recall R/2018/212.

This recall was issued on August 7th, 2018 and all the details of this VW recall (R/2018/212 - HEAD RESTRAINT GUIDE RETAINING SPRING MAY BE FAULTY) are provided bellow:



Recall reference

R/2018/212

Recall Type

Car

Recall Date

2018-08-07

Reason for concern

HEAD RESTRAINT GUIDE RETAINING SPRING MAY BE FAULTY

Reason for recall

On Passat vehicles of a limited production period the retaining spring of the head restraint guide may be faulty because of a production problem. Because of a faulty retaining spring in an accident the head restraint may not be sufficiently secured in the guide and can come off the backrest. In the event of an accident the head restraint will come off the backrest increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

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

How to check if the vehicle is recalled

Contact the local VW dealership or manufacturer. You will not need to pay for anything involving the recall.

How the manufacturer will repair

The Recalled vehicles will have the fixing checked and corrected as necessary by and official VW service.

VW Reference ID

72H7

Number of affected VW cars

428

VW vehicles affected

ModelVINsDates
PASSATWVWZZZ3CZJE210348 to WVWZZZ3CZJE2207822018-05-05

to

2018-05-18


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This is the list of affected models from VW.

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