- Vehicles
- 135,683
- Built between
- Apr 2008 – Jun 2010
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 February 2017
- Repaired
- 43%
- Unrepaired
- 73,283
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2008 and June 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009 Audi A3Built July 2008 to May 2009
- 2009 Volkswagen EOSBuilt May 2008 to May 2009
- 2010 Volkswagen GolfBuilt October 2009 to November 2009
- 2009 Volkswagen GTIBuilt April 2008 to November 2008
- 2009-2010 Volkswagen JettaBuilt June 2008 to June 2010
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportwagenBuilt June 2008 to July 2009
- 2009 Volkswagen RabbitBuilt May 2008 to November 2008
Repair progress
73,283 of 135,683 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.
43% repaired — 57,891 of 135,683 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 4,319
- Scrapped or exported
- 190
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
A loss of vehicle control can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2008 to June 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 December 2016
- Owners notified14 February 2017
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 43% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 December 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 45F2/45F5
- Recalling manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.