Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V913000

Electronic stability control (ESC)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-12-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V913000

Electronic stability control (ESC)

Component
Electronic stability control (ESC)
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
135,683
Reported to NHTSA
2016-12-20
Owners notified
2017-02-14

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Volkswagen Jetta A5 Sedan, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Eos, GTI, Rabbit and Audi A3 vehicles, and 2010 Volkswagen Golf A6 vehicles. The Antilock Brake System (ABS) control unit may fail during ABS or Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control.

Safety risk

A loss of vehicle control can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS control module software to improve the module's self-testing abilities. Any module that fails the new diagnostic test will be replaced. These repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began February 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
Audi A32009
Volkswagen EOS2009
Volkswagen Golf2010
Volkswagen GTI2009
Volkswagen Jetta2010 2009
Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen2009
Volkswagen Rabbit2009

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.