Vehicle recall R/2005/091

Volkswagen Touran recall: Flywheel may fail

DVSA recall R/2005/091 names the Volkswagen Touran. It was launched 5 October 2005. It covers vehicles built 1 October 2003 to 31 May 2005.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2005/091
Launched: 5 October 2005
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 30C4
Vehicles: 26,264 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The possibility exists that the two mass flywheel may fail due to the design of the through-flow restrictor in the clutch pressure pipe. In the most serious case the failure can result in a vehicle fire.

The fix

Affected vehicles will be recalled to establish the manufacturer of the two-mass flywheel and if necessary replace the flywheel and breather of the clutch pressure pipe.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Touran	1 October 2003 to 31 May 2005	26,264

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Other recalls for these models

R/2004/211 Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break 3 March 2005, Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Golf and others
R/2009/110 Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive 14 December 2009, Volkswagen Eos, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Jetta and others
R/2016/065 Side airbag gas generator canister may fail 6 April 2016, Volkswagen Sharan, Volkswagen Touran
R/2017/040 Lights may fail without warning 23 January 2017, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Touran, Volkswagen Passat and others
R/2017/079 Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident 22 March 2017, Volkswagen Scirocco, Volkswagen Transporter, Volkswagen Crafter and others
R/2017/189 Abs/esc system may fail 20 June 2017, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Touran, Volkswagen Scirocco 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.

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