Vehicle recall R/1996/106

Volkswagen Sharan recall: Freezing of door locks

DVSA recall R/1996/106 names the Volkswagen Sharan. It was launched 30 January 1997. It covers vehicles built 1 April 1995 to 31 January 1996.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1996/106
Launched: 30 January 1997
Issued by: VW
Vehicles: 869 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Rainwater may accumulate in the front door latch mechanism and whilst in a frozen condition may inhibit correct operation of the latches.

The fix

Recall the affected vehicles and protect/lubricate the front door latch mechanisms with a special water repellent grease

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Sharan	1 April 1995 to 31 January 1996	869

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Other recalls for these models

R/2002/036 Windscreen wiper motor may fail 20 May 2002, Volkswagen Sharan
R/2004/211 Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break 3 March 2005, Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Golf and others
R/2006/058 Twin-mass flywheel may fail and result in a vehicle fire 2 June 2006, Volkswagen Sharan
R/2016/065 Side airbag gas generator canister may fail 6 April 2016, Volkswagen Sharan, Volkswagen Touran
R/2018/034 Passenger airbag may not deploy as intended 29 January 2018, Volkswagen CC, Volkswagen Sharan
R/2018/062 Starter motor may malfunction and overheat 7 March 2018, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat and others

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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