Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 1, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10,225. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Do not drive
NHTSA attached a do-not-drive advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
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.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Audi Q5 | 209 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 Audi SQ5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Atlas | 467 | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Beetle | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Golf | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Volkswagen GTI | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Passat | 46 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 18V369000.
Full record for the 2018 Audi Q5 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →