Vehicle recall R/2001/006

Volkswagen Golf recall: Child seat security concern

DVSA recall R/2001/006 names the Volkswagen Golf and a line with no model name. It was launched 22 January 2001. It covers vehicles built 1 May 2000 to 30 June 2000.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2001/006
Launched: 22 January 2001
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 1J5
Vehicles: DVSA lists 173 on each model line

What can go wrong

Welding faults on the seams of the ISOFIX mounting bars may occur. The safe support of ISOFIX child seats can therefore not be guaranteed in a crash.

The fix

Recall vehicles in order to re-weld the ISOFIX mounting bars.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 173. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Golf	1 May 2000 to 30 June 2000	173
Volkswagen (model not named in the DVSA file)	1 May 2000 to 30 June 2000	173

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2001/011 Passenger airbag concern 26 February 2001, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Bora
R/2001/140 Risk of failure of rear axle transverse link. 1 December 2001, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Bora
R/2002/030 Anti lock brake control unit concern 9 May 2002, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Bora
R/2003/014 Brake servo vacuum pipe may crack and leak. 26 March 2003, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Bora
R/1997/001 Possible failure of headlamps 27 February 1997, Volkswagen Golf
R/2004/211 Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break 3 March 2005, Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Golf 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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