Vw Passat: Rear Wheel Bearing Housings May Be Incorrectly Manufactured And Could Fail Prematurely
Recall Summary Volkswagen is recalling approximately 420 Passat, Arteon, and Golf vehicles in the United Kingdom due to improperly hardened rear wheel bearing housings that may crack prematurely. A fractured housing could cause abnormal noises, uneven tire wear, and in rare cases, wheel loss. Volkswagen will replace the affected rear wheel bearing housings on recalled vehicles.
- Recalling firm
- VW
- Product
- Vehicles: VW PASSAT, VW ARTEON, VW GOLF. Units affected: 1,260
- Reason
- The hardening process for the rear wheel bearing housings may not have been correctly performed. In the worst case this could lead to a fractured housing. Should a fractured housing occur there would be abnormal noises bad tyre wear and a theoretical possibility of wheel loss. Remedy: Recall the 420 vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the right and left rear wheel bearing housings.
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2017-11-17
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
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