NHTSA Campaign 16V913000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Dec 20, 2016 · 135,683 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUDI A3 2009 135,683
VOLKSWAGEN EOS 2009 135,683
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2010 135,683
VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2009 135,683
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2009 135,683
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2010 135,683
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN 2009 135,683
VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT 2009 135,683

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V913000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.