Audi Q5, SQ5; Volkswagen Atlas, Beetle and 5 more (2018): Service brakes, hydraulic
Recall 18V369000 · Jun 1, 2018 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
10,225
vehicles affected
10,225
vehicles affected
Owners are told not to drive these vehicles until they are repaired.
Facts
- Recall number
- 18V369000
- Date
- Jun 1, 2018
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 10,225
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, hydraulic > Foundation components > Disc > Caliper
- Model years
- 2018
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
9 models, 9 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Audi | Q5 | 2018 |
| Audi | SQ5 | 2018 |
| Volkswagen | Atlas | 2018 |
| Volkswagen | Beetle | 2018 |
| Volkswagen | Beetle Convertible | 2018 |
| Volkswagen | Golf | 2018 |
| Volkswagen | Golf Sportwagen | 2018 |
| Volkswagen | GTI | 2018 |
| Volkswagen | Passat | 2018 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 18V369000?
9 models: Audi Q5 (2018), Audi SQ5 (2018), Volkswagen Atlas (2018) and 6 more, about 10,225 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 18V369000?
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.
What can happen?
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.