Vehicle recall R/2020/088

Volkswagen Arteon recall: The brake servo pull rod ball coupling may have been put into the mounting of the brake pedal incorrectly

DVSA recall R/2020/088 names the Volkswagen Arteon. It was launched 25 March 2020. It covers vehicles built 20 May 2019 to 4 July 2019.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2020/088
Launched: 25 March 2020
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 47P8
Vehicles: 625 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The ball coupling of the push rod of the electromechanical brake servo may have been wrongly slotted into the mounting on the brake pedal.

The fix

Check the ball coupling into the mounting of the brake pedal. If the ball coupling is incorrectly slotted in the brake servo and mounting in the brake pedal must be replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Arteon	20 May 2019 to 4 July 2019	625

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Other recalls for these models

R/2019/264 Too little torque may be provided by the engine at low engine speeds 9 August 2019, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Touran, Volkswagen Arteon and others
R/2021/142 The positive battery cable and the control unit cable may have been mixed up 8 April 2021, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Arteon
R/2019/081 The joint between the sun roof trim and sun roof frame is incorrctly bonded 7 March 2019, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Arteon
R/2021/320 The bolted connection of the pull rod between the electromechanical brake servo and brake pedal could come loose 10 September 2021, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Arteon, Volkswagen Golf
R/2022/074 Engine compartment covers could come loose from their attachment 22 March 2022, Volkswagen T-Roc, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Golf and others
R/2022/086 The fuse in the high-voltage system of plug-in hybrid vehicles was in some cases produced with too little so-called fire sand 7 April 2022, Volkswagen Arteon, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Passat 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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