Recall 18V369000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

Report Date
20180601
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Affected Vehicles
9 models

Defect Description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, Passat, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen and GTI and Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles. The brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have insufficient coating, potentially reducing the brake performance.

Safety Consequence

A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Volkswagen and Audi will notify their owners. Audi dealers will bleed the rear brakes. Volkswagen dealers will bleed the front and rear brake calipers. Note: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the brake system has been checked. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 47N8, 47N9, and 47N6.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2018 AUDI Q5
2018 AUDI SQ5
2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS
2018 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
2018 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE
2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN
2018 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
2018 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.