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Vehicle recall R/2004/211

Volkswagen Bora and others recall: Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break

DVSA recall R/2004/211 names the Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Sharan, Volkswagen Touran and 2 more Volkswagen models. It was launched 3 March 2005. It covers vehicles built 1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2004/211
Launched
3 March 2005
Issued by
VW
Manufacturer reference
20K9
Vehicles
49,701 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

It is advised that on some vehicles fitted with a 3 and 4 cylinder pump injector engine the bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break due to a bolt production fault. As a result the pump housing will not be tight and a diesel fuel leak may occur.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the pump checked for being of a certain manufacture. If found to be within the affected range the pump housing cover bolts will be replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 49,701.
ModelBuilt
Volkswagen Beetle (NEW BEETLE)1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004
Volkswagen Bora1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004
Volkswagen Golf1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004
Volkswagen Lupo1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004
Volkswagen Passat1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004
Volkswagen Polo1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004
Volkswagen Sharan1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004
Volkswagen Touran1 March 2004 to 31 August 2004
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/2004/201 Tension cracks may occur on the vacuum pipe to the servo 11 February 2005, Volkswagen Caddy, Volkswagen Polo
  • R/2005/091 Flywheel may fail 5 October 2005, Volkswagen Touran
  • R/2004/108 Rh shock absorber mounting may not be correctly torqued 29 July 2004, Volkswagen Passat
  • R/2004/092 Clutch operation may be affected 29 June 2004, Volkswagen Polo
  • R/2005/181 Track rod nut may not be torqued correctly and become loose 8 December 2005, Volkswagen Passat
  • R/2006/058 Twin-mass flywheel may fail and result in a vehicle fire 2 June 2006, Volkswagen Sharan

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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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