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Vehicle recall R/2017/294

Volkswagen Passat and others recall: Rear wheel bearing housings may be incorrectly manufactured and could fail prematurely

DVSA recall R/2017/294 names the Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Arteon and Volkswagen Golf. It was launched 17 November 2017. It covers vehicles built 21 August 2017 to 29 August 2017.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2017/294
Launched
17 November 2017
Issued by
VW
Manufacturer reference
42I2
Vehicles
DVSA lists 420 on each model line

What can go wrong

The hardening process for the rear wheel bearing housings may not have been correctly performed. In the most serious case this could lead to a fractured housing. Should a fractured housing occur there would be abnormal noises bad tyre wear and a theoretical possibility of wheel loss.

The fix

Recall the 420 vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the right and left rear wheel bearing housings.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 420. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Volkswagen Arteon21 August 2017 to 29 August 2017420
Volkswagen Golf21 August 2017 to 29 August 2017420
Volkswagen Passat21 August 2017 to 29 August 2017420
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/2018/031 Passenger airbag may not deploy as intended 2 February 2018, Volkswagen Golf
  • R/2018/062 Starter motor may malfunction and overheat 7 March 2018, Volkswagen Beetle, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Passat and others
  • R/2018/074 Front brake discs may not be correct thickness 19 March 2018, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Golf
  • R/2017/189 Abs/esc system may fail 20 June 2017, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Touran, Volkswagen Scirocco and others
  • R/2018/133 Head restraint may be insecure 11 May 2018, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Touran
  • 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

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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. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. 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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