The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Golf Sportwagen, 2019 Jetta, 2015-2019 Golf, and 2018-2019 Tiguan vehicles. The rear coil springs may prematurely fracture.
The risk
If a coil spring fractures while driving, it may damage a rear tire causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear axle coil springs, free of charge. The recall began April 12, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42J5.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2019 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 2018, 2019 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 2015 | 131 | 12 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2016 | 85 | 9 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2017 | 117 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2018 | 29 | 6 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2019 | 63 | 6 |
| Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | 2017 | 38 | 4 |
| Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | 2018 | 12 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | 2019 | 11 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2019 | 549 | 11 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 2018 | 287 | 14 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 2019 | 194 | 5 |
Other suspension recalls in 2019
39 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the suspension; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
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| 19V894000 16 Dec 2019 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. |
| 19V773000 28 Oct 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V747000 18 Oct 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 19V751000 18 Oct 2019 | Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC |
| 19V740000 17 Oct 2019 | Voyager Industries, Inc |
| 19V727000 11 Oct 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019