The defect
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.
The risk
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi Q5 | 2018 | 208 | 6 |
| Audi SQ5 | 2018 | 24 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Atlas | 2018 | 466 | 17 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 2018 | 17 | 3 |
| Volkswagen Beetle Convertible | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2018 | 17 | 3 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2018 | 29 | 6 |
| Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | 2018 | 12 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2018 | 46 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2018
41 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 18V938000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V940000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V937000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V927000 21 Dec 2018 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 18V916000 19 Dec 2018 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 18V902000 19 Dec 2018 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 18V888000 13 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V866000 6 Dec 2018 | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018