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Vehicle recall R/2019/261

Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen Golf recall: The housing bolts on the camshelf adjuster may come loose

DVSA recall R/2019/261 names the Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen Golf. It was launched 9 August 2019. It covers vehicles built 17 December 2013 to 4 December 2014.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2019/261
Launched
9 August 2019
Issued by
VW
Manufacturer reference
15H2
Vehicles
DVSA lists 472 on each model line

What can go wrong

The housing bolts on the camshaft adjuster may come loose and break the pulley

The fix

On the affected vehicles the camshaft adjuster has to be replaced

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 472. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Volkswagen Golfnot recorded472
Volkswagen Golf17 December 2013 to 4 December 2014472
Volkswagen Polo17 December 2013 to 4 December 2014472
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/2019/037 The adjusted handbrake lever travel for parking the vehicle can increase 4 February 2019, Volkswagen Polo
  • R/2019/019 Driver airbag generator housing could come loose 24 January 2019, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Bora, Volkswagen Golf and others
  • R/2020/068 Oil may get into the brake servo through the vacuum lines of the tandem pump. 16 March 2020, Volkswagen Polo
  • R/2018/352 Rear seat bench welded connection may not be correctly performed 12 December 2018, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen T-Roc, Volkswagen Passat
  • R/2018/142 The left rear seat belt double buckle may unfasten involuntarily 26 November 2018, Volkswagen Polo
  • R/2020/176 The e-call service function may not always function 5 June 2020, Volkswagen Golf

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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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